China's express deliveries top 200 billion parcels in 2025: official data

China's postal express delivery sector handled more than 200 billion parcels in 2025, setting a historic high that indicates the sustained vitality of the country's consumption market, according to data released by the State Post Bureau on Wednesday.

The sector supported more than 14 trillion yuan in online retail sales of physical goods over the year, the report said, reflecting the deep integration between e-commerce and logistics.

Data also showed that in 2025, China's postal and express industry generated 1.8 trillion yuan ($252 billion) in business revenue, up 6.4 percent year on year. Parcel volumes reached 216.5 billion pieces, marking an annual increase of 11.5 percent.

The delivery network has since continued to expand and upgrade, with major logistics hub clusters taking shape in the Yangtze River Delta, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and the Chengdu-Chongqing region.

Since the start of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021–25), China has built the world's largest and most widely used delivery network.

During the Period, industry revenue has grown at an average annual rate of around 10 percent, while per-capita parcel usage has doubled.

Data from the State Post Bureau further showed that annual industry revenue rose from 1.1 trillion yuan at the beginning of the plan period to 1.8 trillion yuan, with growth outpacing most modern service sectors. Annual parcel volumes jumped from just over 80 billion to nearly 200 billion, and per-capita usage climbed from 59 to 141 parcels, the State Post Bureau said.