United Parcel Service
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| Company type | Public company |
| Industry | Courier |
| Founded | August 28, 1907 in Seattle, Washington, U.S. as the American Messenger Company |
| Founder | James E. Casey |
| Headquarters | Sandy Springs, Georgia, U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue | US$91.07 billion (2024) |
| US$8.468 billion (2024) | |
| US$5.782 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$70.07 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$16.74 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | c. 490,000 (2024) |
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| Website | ups.com |
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United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company and one of the world's largest shipping couriers. UPS today is primarily known for its ground shipping services as well as the UPS Store, a retail chain which assists UPS shipments and provides tools for small businesses. UPS offers air shipping on an overnight or two-day basis and delivers to post office boxes through UPS Mail Innovations and UPS SurePost.
UPS is the largest courier company in the world by revenue, with annual revenues around US$85 billion in 2020, ahead of competitors DHL and FedEx. UPS's main international hub, UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky, is the fifth busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic based on preliminary statistics from ACI, and the third busiest in the U.S. The company is one of the largest private employers in the United States.