thumb|Post Tower, the DHL and DHL Group headquarters in [[Bonn, Germany]]DHL (originally named after founders Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn) is a multinational logistics company, founded in the United States and headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It provides courier, package delivery, and express mail service, delivering over 1.7 billion parcels per year. A subsidiary and the namesake of DHL Group, its express mail service DHL Express is one of the market leaders for parcel services in Europe. DHL also operates a separate parcel service targeting the German consumer market in conjunction with Deutsch
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DHL is a multinational logistics company founded in the United States and now headquartered in Bonn, Germany, that delivers over 1.7 billion parcels annually through its courier, package delivery, and express mail services. It matters because its express mail service, DHL Express, is one of the leading parcel service providers in Europe and operates globally as a major player in the logistics industry.
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Key facts
- Company.name
- DHL
- Company.logo
- DHL_Logo.svg
- Company.logo_upright
- 1.2
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.foundation
- in San Francisco, California, United States
- Company.location
- Bonn, Germany
- Company.key_people
- Tobias Meyer (CEO)
- Company.founders
- Adrian DalseyLarry HillblomRobert Lynn
- Company.industry
- Courier
- Company.services
- Package deliveryExpress mailFreight forwardingThird-party logistics
- Company.revenue
- €84.186 billion (2024)
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
Article
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins
- Name origins
- Domestic expansion
- Deutsche Post purchase
- 2000–2010
- 2011–present
- Services
- Environmental record
- Use of electric vehicles
- Finances
- DHL Aviation
- Sponsorships
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Post Tower, the DHL and DHL Group headquarters in [[Bonn, Germany]]DHL (originally named after founders Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn) is a multinational logistics company, founded in the United States and headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It provides courier, package delivery, and express mail service, delivering over 1.7 billion parcels per year. A subsidiary and the namesake of DHL Group, its express mail service DHL Express is one of the market leaders for parcel services in Europe. DHL also operates a separate parcel service targeting the German consumer market in conjunction with Deutsche Post.
The company DHL itself was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1969 and expanded its service throughout the world by the late 1970s.