China's State Post Bureau says annual per capita express parcel use exceeds 140
In short
China's State Post Bureau said on October 9, the 57th World Post Day, that annual express delivery use in China exceeds 140 parcels per person. The bureau said China has built the world's largest, widest-reaching delivery network with the most beneficiaries. IT Home, citing CCTV News, reported that more than 6,300 parcels per second, or 540 million a day on average, enter the delivery system.
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China's State Post Bureau said annual per capita express delivery use in the country exceeds 140 parcels, figures reported on October 9, the 57th World Post Day, by CLS, Yicai, 36Kr and IT Home. This year's World Post Day theme is "improving the postal service network, opening unlimited possibilities for the industry," according to the reports. The bureau said China has built the world's largest delivery network, with the widest coverage and the most beneficiaries. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
IT Home, citing CCTV News, reported that China continues to expand network coverage, and that hub clusters in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the Chengdu-Chongqing region and central urban clusters have basically taken shape. Relying on a "hub plus corridor plus network" structure, more than 6,300 parcels per second, or an average of 540 million per day, enter the delivery system, the report said. It added that the average end-to-end delivery time and public satisfaction with express services continue to improve. [ 4 ]
In central and western China, 2,939 administrative villages in 17 pilot counties have gained express delivery service through postal backstop arrangements, and more than 81% of administrative villages have built village-level delivery and logistics service stations, IT Home reported. [ 4 ]
IT Home had earlier reported, citing State Post Bureau data, that daily parcel collection averaged 523 million from January to August this year, rose to 585 million a day after the start of September, and peaked above 610 million in a single day. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
The figures, carried by business and tech outlets, describe the scale of China's parcel delivery system as reported by the postal regulator. IT Home also reported expansion of delivery services to villages and rising daily parcel volumes since September.
Key facts
- October 9 is the 57th World Post Day; this year's theme is "improving the postal service network, opening unlimited possibilities for the industry." [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The State Post Bureau said annual per capita express delivery use in China exceeds 140 parcels. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- The bureau said China has built the world's largest delivery network with the widest coverage and the most beneficiaries. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- More than 6,300 parcels per second, or 540 million per day on average, enter the delivery system, IT Home reported. [ 4 ]
- 2,939 administrative villages in 17 pilot counties in central and western China gained express delivery service through postal backstop arrangements, IT Home reported. [ 4 ]
- More than 81% of administrative villages have built village-level delivery and logistics service stations, according to IT Home. [ 4 ]
- Daily parcel collection averaged 523 million from January to August and rose to 585 million a day since September, with a single-day peak above 610 million, IT Home reported earlier citing State Post Bureau data. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Annual per capita express delivery use in China exceeds 140 parcels, according to the State Post Bureau. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- October 9 is the 57th World Post Day. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The State Post Bureau said China has built the world's largest delivery network with the widest coverage and the most beneficiaries. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
Still unclear
- The period covered by the 540 million daily average parcels entering the delivery system. IT Home does not say which period the figure covers; it differs from the separately reported January-August average of 523 million collected per day.
- Village delivery figures and hub cluster details. Only IT Home, citing CCTV News, reported these details.