PostNL, a mail and parcel company providing delivery in the Netherlands, saw its volume market share decrease to ** percent in 2020. It is the leading parcel transporter domestically. The German company DHL held a volume market share of ** percent in that same year. Similar results are observed in the revenue market share of domestic parcel transport in the Netherlands. PostNL and DHL held a ** and ** percent market share respectively, whereas DPD and GLS had both a share of ** percent and * percent, respectively.
Revenue and volume increase in the parcel industry
The revenue of the parcel industry in the Netherlands grew annually between 2012 and 2020, amounting to *** billion euros in 2020. Outbound parcel revenue also saw an annual increase in this period. In terms of the total volume of the parcel industry, domestic parcels delivered increased to million units in 2020, whereas outbound parcels reached million units.
Growth in parcel delivery for PostNL
PostNL saw the parcels grow significantly between 2014 to 2020. In 2014, PostNL had a parcel growth rate of *** percent. By 2020, this increased to **** percent. In 2019, PostNL's parcel traffic increased by **** percent.
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