In 2021, there were a total of 40,108 registered postal and courier services enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK), an increase of more than 16,000 compared to the previous year. This was the highest figure on record since 2008.
Number of enterprises in the postal and courier industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021
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Overview
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Letters
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- Premium Statistic Addressed letter revenue in the UK 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Addressed letter volume in the UK 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Domestic letter mail traffic in Europe by country 2022
- Premium Statistic Inland letters volume forecast in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018-2028
- Premium Statistic Addressed letter volume in the UK by operator 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Addressed letter revenue in the UK by operator 2011-2021
Parcels
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- Premium Statistic Volume of parcel shipments in the UK 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of packages sent in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Revenue of parcel shipping in the United Kingdom (UK) 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Parcel revenue in the UK by segment 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Parcel volume in the UK by segment 2013-2022
Major operators
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- Premium Statistic Annual revenue of the Royal Mail FY 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Annual operating costs of the Royal Mail Group FY 2013-2022
- Premium Statistic Revenue distribution of the Royal Mail Group plc FY 2018-2022, by business segment
- Premium Statistic Royal Mail: revenue from UK letter and parcel FY 2017-2022, by sector
- Premium Statistic Royal Mail: volume of letters and parcels delivered in the UK FY 2017-2022
Customer satisfaction
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- Premium Statistic Satisfaction of residential consumers with postal services in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Satisfaction of SMEs' with postal services in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Satisfaction of residential consumers with Royal Mail in the UK 2020-2022
- Premium Statistic Important factors when sending letters in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Important factors for SMEs when sending letters in the UK 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Opinions on big delays in parcel deliveries at Christmas in the UK 2021, by region
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- Postal industry market share in Vietnam 2016
- Net sales of mail, parcel and logistics services of Posti Group 2020-2021
- Mexico: domestic postal traffic 2016-2021
- Czechia: postal services employment figures 2008-2019
- Croatia: postal services employment figures 2008-2019
- Austria: postal services employment figures 2008-2019
- United Kingdom: postal services employment figures 2008-2019
- Mexico: postal services revenue 2013-2021
- Denmark: postal services employment figures 2008-2019
- Postal services employment figures in Italy 2008-2020
- EBITDA of bpost Group 2015-2021
- Bulgaria: postal services employment figures 2008-2019
- Postal services employment figures in France 2008-2020
- Netherlands: postal services employment figures 2008-2019
- Sweden: postal services employment figures 2008-2019
- Main obstacles to the growth of postal e-services in Europe 2015
- Le Groupe La Poste's operating profit by business unit 2020-2022
- Spanish traditional postal service shipment distribution by flow direction 2015-2020
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- Main obstacles to the growth of postal e-services in Europe 2015
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 16, 2022). Number of enterprises in the postal and courier industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025250/postal-and-courier-activities-enterprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of enterprises in the postal and courier industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025250/postal-and-courier-activities-enterprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Number of enterprises in the postal and courier industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025250/postal-and-courier-activities-enterprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Enterprises in The Postal and Courier Industry in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025250/postal-and-courier-activities-enterprises-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of enterprises in the postal and courier industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025250/postal-and-courier-activities-enterprises-uk/ (last visited June 18, 2024)
Number of enterprises in the postal and courier industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025250/postal-and-courier-activities-enterprises-uk/