A&A’s Top 25 Global Air Freight Forwarders List
Ranked by 2024 Air Metric Tons
| A&A Rank | Provider | Headquarters | Air Metric Tons* |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuehne + Nagel | Switzerland | 1,897,830 |
| 2 | DHL Supply Chain & Global Forwarding | Germany | 1,785,000 |
| 3 | DSV | Denmark | 1,398,398 |
| 4 | DB Schenker | Germany | 1,050,000 |
| 5 | Sinotrans | China | 1,028,000 |
| 6 | Nippon Express | Japan | 921,531 |
| 7 | Expeditors | United States | 875,500 |
| 8 | UPS Supply Chain Solutions | United States | 830,000 |
| 9 | AWOT Global Logistics Group | China | 780,000 |
| 10 | CEVA Logistics | France | 750,000 |
| 11 | KLN | Hong Kong | 734,496 |
| 12 | Hellmann Worldwide Logistics | Germany | 595,000 |
| 13 | Kintetsu World Express | Japan | 512,081 |
| 14 | CTS International Logistics | China | 331,900 |
| 15 | Maersk Logistics | Denmark | 327,000 |
| 16 | Best Services International Freight | China | 320,810 |
| 17 | Morrison Express | Taiwan | 314,776 |
| 18 | C.H. Robinson | United States | 310,000 |
| 19 | Crane Worldwide Logistics | United States | 300,000 |
| 20 | GEODIS | France | 294,000 |
| 21 | Yusen Logistics | Japan | 280,320 |
| 22 | DACHSER | Germany | 243,753 |
| 23 | Dimerco Express Group | Taiwan | 232,940 |
| 24 | FedEx Logistics | United States | 203,000 |
| 25 | Scan Global Logistics | Denmark | 200,000 |
*Air metric tons are company reported or Armstrong & Associates, Inc. estimates.
(updated October 9, 2025)
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