A&A’s Top 25 Global Air Freight Forwarders List

Ranked by 2024 Air Metric Tons

A&A RankProviderHeadquartersAir Metric Tons*
1Kuehne + NagelSwitzerland1,897,830
2DHL Supply Chain & Global ForwardingGermany1,785,000
3DSVDenamrk1,398,398
4DB SchenkerGermany1,050,000
5SinotransChina1,028,000
6Nippon ExpressJapan921,531
7ExpeditorsUnited States875,500
8UPS Supply Chain SolutionsUnited States830,000
9AWOT Global Logistics GroupChina780,000
10CEVA LogisticsFrance750,000
11KLNHong Kong734,496
12Hellmann Worldwide LogisticsGermany595,000
13Kintetsu World ExpressJapan512,081
14CTS International LogisticsChina331,900
15Maersk LogisticsDenmark327,000
16Best Services International FreightChina320,810
17Morrison ExpressTaiwan314,776
18C.H. RobinsonUnited States311,700
19Crane Worldwide LogisticsUnited States300,000
20GEODISFrance294,000
21Yusen LogisticsJapan280,320
22DACHSERGermany243,753
23Dimerco Express GroupTaiwan232,940
24FedEx LogisticsUnited States203,000
25Scan Global LogisticsDenmark200,000

*Air metric tons are company reported or Armstrong & Associates, Inc. estimates.

(updated August 6, 2025)

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