The Internet has not done away entirely with the need to ship documents across the globe and quickly. Today we look at the express delivery industry which provides expedited delivery of documents and parcels almost anywhere on earth. Major players in this industry include familiar names like DHL, FedEx, and UPS, although national postal services also have a role in this business.

The market size presented below is the estimated total sales revenue generated by the express delivery industry in 2008.

Geographic reference: World
Year: 2008
Market size: $175 billion
Source: “Facts & Figures on Express Industry,” a report made available online, here, by The European Express Association.
Original source: Oxford Economics
Posted on October 24, 2011