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DHL

German logistics company and division of Deutsche Post

Companypostal service business companyQ489815

Also known as Dalsey, Hillblom & Lynn · DHL Express · DHL International GmbH

Founded: September 25, 1969
Founded by: Adrian Dalsey
, Larry Hillblom
, Robert Lynn
Headquarters: Post Tower
Country: Germany
Industry: logistics
, freight transport
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1.Stated in 20th Century Press ArchivesRetrieved 2021-07-27
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, cargo
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1.data.gouv.fr/fr/organizations/dhl-international-express/
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Employees: 590,000
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1.dpdhl.com/en/responsibility/our_employees.html
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, 480,000
, 340,000
Parent: DHL Group(since 2002)
Website: dhl.com
, dhlparcel.nl
, parcel.dhl.co.uk
+5 more

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

DHL 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.

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Subsidiaries

11 linked to DHL in Wikidata

Products

1 linked to DHL in Wikidata

Online-Frankierung (DHL)franking

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95 statements · 20% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Follows: Airborne Express
Child organization or unit: DHL Aero Expreso
European Air Transport Leipzig
European Air Transport
DHL Air UK
DHL International Aviation ME
DHL Express Germany
DHL eCommerce
DeinFach
Formed in: San Francisco
Legal form: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung(since 2002)
Named after: Adrian Dalsey
Larry Hillblom
Robert Lynn
Owner of: AeroLogic
Kalitta Air
Motto text: The Mail & Logistics Group
Excellence. Simply Delivered.
Social media followers: 113,000(February 9, 2025) youtube channel id: UCfsBLXEWNtr26TM2LLpKbGQ
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Sources
1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2025-02-09
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101,000(January 15, 2024) youtube channel id: UCfsBLXEWNtr26TM2LLpKbGQ
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Sources
1.Stated in YouTube APIRetrieved 2024-01-15
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91,500(February 17, 2023) youtube channel id: UCfsBLXEWNtr26TM2LLpKbGQ
81,600(March 18, 2022) youtube channel id: UCfsBLXEWNtr26TM2LLpKbGQ
72,300(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UCfsBLXEWNtr26TM2LLpKbGQ
Official color: Pantone 116 C
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Sources
1.dpdhl-brands.com/dpdhl-group/en/guides/design-basics/colors-materials/colors.htmlRetrieved 2022-02-13
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Owned by: Post & Paket Deutschland
DHL Group
Official name: DHL EXPRESS (NORWAY) AS
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1.Stated in Great Norwegian EncyclopediaRetrieved 2026-10-17
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