DHL - 2025 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Q: Where is DHL located?

DHL is located in Bonn, Germany .

DHL is a public company based in Bonn (Germany), founded in 1969 by , and . It operates as a Global logistics service provider. DHL has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 8277 active competitors, including 35 funded and 552 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Allcargo Logistics, Odyssey and AIT Worldwide Logistics.

Company Details

Global logistics service provider. It offers a range of services including parcel, express, freight transport, supply chain management, and e-commerce logistics solutions.

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Founded Year

1969

Location

Bonn, Germany

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Investors

Blum Capital & 3 more

Ranked

1^st among 8277 active competitors

Annual Revenue

as on Dec 31, 2023

Employee Count

as on Oct 31, 2024

Investment & Acquisitions

CRYOPDP &

Similar Companies

Allcargo Logistics &

Exit Details

Public

Legal entities associated with DHL

DHL is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of incorporation	Revenue	Net Profit	Employee Count
	Jan 02, 1977	-	745	720
DHL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED	Oct 01, 1986	$1.44M (as on Dec 31, 2021)	781	330
DHL GBS (UK) LIMITED	Nov 17, 1981	$49.4M (as on Dec 31, 2022)	208	225
Dhl Supply Chain India Private Limited	Apr 21, 2013	$173M (as on Mar 31, 2022)	354	704

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DHL has raised funding over 32 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 01, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Dec 22, 2021 for $123K. 1 investor participated in its latest round, which include , Oost NL, Blum Capital and Vive.

DHL has 4 institutional investors including , and .

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of DHL:

Date of funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post money valuation	Revenue multiple
Dec 22, 2021	$123K	Grant (prize money)	2241598	2906446
May 12, 2021	$78.5K	Grant (prize money)	6760340	5925833
Mar 04, 2021	$515K	Grant (prize money)	2511016	5207629

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The founders of DHL are , and . is the CEO of DHL.

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DHL's employee count trend

DHL has 2,936 employees as of Oct 24. The total employee count is 2.3% more than what it was in Oct 23. Here is DHL's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of DHL include Allcargo Logistics, Odyssey and AIT Worldwide Logistics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of DHL, ranked by 秘密研究所 score :

Overall Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	秘密研究所 Score
1st	1969, Bonn (Germany), Public	Global logistics service provider	-	, Oost NL听&补尘辫;听	65/100
2nd	Allcargo Logistics 1993, Mumbai (India), Public	Provider of multi modal freight transportation, warehousing, and logistic services	$18M	Singularity Ventures AMC, New Vernon Wealth Management	68/100
3rd	Odyssey 2003, Danbury (United States), Acquired	Global logistics solutions provider	$174M	Goldman Sachs, Presidio Partners听&补尘辫;听	67/100
4th	AIT Worldwide Logistics 1979, Itasca (United States), Acquired	Provider of diversified freight forwarding services	$7.35M	Quad-C, TJC	66/100
5th	HHLA 1885, Hamburg (Germany), Public	Provider of port handling, hinterland transport, container, and logistics services	-	, 听&补尘辫;听	64/100
6th	CJ Darcl 1975, Gurugram (India), Early Stage	Provider of multi modal freight forwarding, logistics, and warehousing services	$24.8M	CJ Logistics, ASM India Investments听&补尘辫;听	64/100
7th	J&T Jitu Express 2015, Shanghai (China), Public	Provider of delivery, multi modal freight forwarders, and cross-border logistics services	$3.54B	Hillhouse, JDAC Capital听&补尘辫;听	64/100
8th	DP World 2005, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Seed	Provider of freight forwarding and ship logistics transportation services	-	Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, 听&补尘辫;听	63/100
9th	Fiege Logistics 1873, Greven (Germany), Funding Raised	Logistics service provider	-	听&补尘辫;听	63/100
10th	SEKO Logistics 1976, Schaumburg (United States), Acquired	Provides a suite of logistics services	-	Bregal Sagemount, Churchill Asset Management听&补尘辫;听	62/100

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DHL has made 5 investments in companies including Everstream Analytics and Global-e. DHL has also acquired 17 companies including CRYOPDP and Brandpath. Here is the list of investments & acquisitions: