The global logistics industry moves the world's goods — from raw materials to e-commerce parcels — across oceans, borders, and last-mile streets. In 2025, the sector faced a mix of challenges and transformation: a prolonged freight downturn in North America, tariff-driven trade disruptions, and a wave of consolidation, most notably DSV's landmark acquisition of DB Schenker, which created the world's largest logistics provider by revenue. AI and automation also took center stage, powering everything from Amazon's fulfillment centers to autonomous trucks and smart load-matching platforms.
Because "logistics revenue" is measured differently across couriers, shipping lines, freight forwarders, and asset-light brokers, rankings vary by source. Below is a look at the top 20 logistics companies by approximate 2025 revenue, the networks behind them, and what sets each one apart.
Founded in 1994 as an online bookstore, Amazon has grown its logistics arm into arguably the largest parcel and fulfillment network on the planet, operating over 175 fulfillment centers worldwide. It offers Amazon Global Logistics (international freight), Amazon Warehousing and Distribution, and Multi-Channel Fulfillment, which lets third-party sellers — not just Amazon itself — use its network. The company relies heavily on robotics, machine learning, and predictive analytics to optimize warehouse operations and delivery routing. In 2025 it recorded its fastest year to date, delivering more than 13 billion items same-day or next-day, and has been actively opening its logistics infrastructure to outside businesses, turning what was once an internal cost center into a competitive service offering against UPS and FedEx. Employs over 1.5 million people globally. CEO: Andy Jassy.
Founded in 1907 in Seattle with just $100 in capital as a small bicycle messenger service, UPS has grown into a global logistics powerhouse spanning air freight, ground trucking, ocean freight, last-mile delivery, and even experimental drone delivery. It operates more than 35 million square feet of warehousing and distribution space across 1,000+ locations and serves customers in over 220 countries and territories. Its UPS Supply Chain Solutions division combines the parcel network with large-scale contract logistics, serving industries from healthcare to high-tech, and offers global trade compliance and risk-mitigated customs services. UPS has also been investing in electrifying its delivery fleet and expanding healthcare logistics (temperature-controlled pharma shipping).
Founded in 1971 by Fred Smith, FedEx pioneered the overnight delivery model and grew into a full-service global logistics and freight competitor. It operates in more than 220 countries and territories, owns over 5,000 facilities, and handles an average of 16 million-plus shipments daily. Its Network 2.0 initiative is consolidating FedEx Express and FedEx Ground operations into a single, more efficient delivery network, cutting costs and simplifying the customer experience. FedEx also runs one of the largest cargo airline fleets in the world. Employs 500,000+ people. CEO: Raj Subramaniam.
DHL, founded in the United States in 1969 before becoming a subsidiary of Germany's Deutsche Post, is one of the most geographically diversified logistics companies in the world. Its DHL Supply Chain division manages thousands of warehouses globally, while DHL Global Forwarding handles massive volumes of air and ocean freight, and DHL Express dominates international parcel and document delivery. The company has particularly strong penetration in Europe, Asia, and emerging markets, and has invested significantly in green logistics — including electric delivery vans and sustainable aviation fuel for its cargo planes.
Founded in 1904 in Denmark, Maersk built its reputation as the world's largest container shipping line before pivoting hard into integrated logistics under its "Maersk Ocean, Logistics & Services" strategy. It operates 54 terminals across 29 countries, covers 130 countries in total, and maintains 8.8 million square meters of warehousing capacity. The company has invested billions in methanol-powered container ships to reduce carbon emissions and has expanded its logistics arm through acquisitions in air cargo and contract logistics to reduce reliance on volatile ocean freight rates. CEO: Vincent Clerc.
Founded in Denmark in 1976, DSV grew through a long history of acquisitions (Frans Maas, UTi Worldwide, Panalpina, Agility's GIL business) before completing its largest-ever deal in 2025: the ~€14.3 billion acquisition of DB Schenker from Deutsche Bahn. The combined company has close to 160,000 employees across 90+ countries, organized into three divisions — Air & Sea, Road, and Solutions. The Schenker integration is now expected to complete by the end of 2026, ahead of the original schedule. CEO: Jens H. Lund.
Founded in 2016 through the merger of China Ocean Shipping Company and China Shipping Group, COSCO Shipping is one of the world's largest container shipping and port operating groups, state-owned and headquartered in Shanghai. It operates a massive global fleet alongside terminal investments spanning Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and has increasingly built out logistics and freight forwarding services to complement its ocean carrier business.
Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Marseille as a subsidiary of CMA CGM, CEVA operates across freight management, contract logistics, and e-commerce fulfillment, employing approximately 110,000 people. It uses a state-of-the-art IT system for supply chain orchestration and has strategically positioned teams to support global operations across multiple industries. CEO: Mathieu Friedberg.
Founded in 1937 in Japan through the merger of Kokusai Tsu-un KK with six competitors and numerous smaller logistics firms, Nippon Express (branded "Nittsu" domestically) has grown into Japan's largest logistics company. It operates a network of 744 branches across 48 countries, with more than 2.5 million square meters of warehouse space in Japan and another 2 million square meters overseas, specializing in combining multiple transportation modes — sea, air, rail, and road — into single integrated solutions.
Founded in 1905 in Minnesota, C.H. Robinson is one of the largest non-asset-based freight brokers in the world, connecting shippers with carriers across truckload, LTL, intermodal, and ocean/air freight without owning trucks or ships itself. It employs roughly 14,000 people and has invested heavily in AI-driven pricing and load-matching tools to speed up quoting and improve service reliability for its large customer base. CEO: Dave Bozeman.
Spun off from XPO Logistics in 2021 and headquartered in Connecticut, GXO is a pure-play contract logistics provider focused on e-commerce fulfillment, reverse logistics, and warehouse automation, with roughly 152,000 employees. It has deployed advanced robotics and AI throughout its warehouses, including its first autonomous industrial truck powered by KION technology, and has grown rapidly through acquisitions such as Wincanton and Clipper Logistics, strengthening its footprint in Germany and the broader European market. CEO: Patrick Kelleher.
Founded in 1961 in Arkansas, J.B. Hunt built its reputation on intermodal freight (combining truck and rail) and has since expanded into truckload, dedicated contract carriage, and freight brokerage. Its J.B. Hunt 360 digital platform connects shippers and carriers online, using data-driven matching to pair shipments with available trucks in real time, cutting costs and improving service reliability. The company has also added Nikola hydrogen fuel-cell electric trucks to its fleet as part of a broader sustainability push.
Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Seattle, Expeditors is a non-asset-based logistics company specializing in air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and integrated international logistics services. Unlike asset-heavy competitors, it relies on a global network of partners and agents combined with proprietary technology to manage complex international shipments and regulatory compliance for its clients.
Founded in 1989 and rebuilt through aggressive acquisitions under chairman Brad Jacobs starting in 2011, XPO is now one of the largest less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers in North America after spinning off its brokerage arm (RXO) and contract logistics arm (GXO) as separate public companies. It continues to invest in expanding its network of service centers and terminals to increase shipment density and improve delivery speed for LTL freight.
Founded in 1933 in Florida, originally as a small trucking company, Ryder has grown into a major provider of fleet management, supply chain solutions, and dedicated transportation services across North America. It leases and maintains commercial vehicle fleets for other companies while also running its own contract logistics and warehousing operations, giving it a hybrid business model between asset-based trucking and 3PL services.
Founded in 1997 in Cincinnati, Ohio, TQL has grown into one of the largest freight brokerages in North America, privately held and known for aggressive sales-driven growth. It brokers freight across dry van, refrigerated, and LTL shipments, connecting shippers with a large network of independent carriers rather than owning trucks itself.
Spun off from XPO Logistics in late 2022 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, RXO is an asset-light freight brokerage that grew after acquiring Coyote Logistics from UPS in 2024. It uses its RXO Connect platform, a digital freight marketplace powered by machine learning, to match shippers with carriers in real time.