Amazon projects it's on track to deliver nearly 90% of its own US packages
Internal Amazon documents reveal that the company plans to handle nearly 90% of its US package deliveries by 2029. This shift signifies a major reduction in reliance on traditional carriers like UPS and the USPS as Amazon solidifies its own logistics infrastructure.
Why it matters
Amazon's vertical integration of its delivery network fundamentally alters the competitive landscape of the global logistics and parcel delivery industry.
An Amazon delivery van. Bloomberg/Getty Images Amazon forecasts its own delivery network will handle nearly 90% of its US packages by 2029. Almost all projected package growth would flow through Amazon's own delivery network. Amazon projects that UPS and USPS will handle a shrinking share of its packages. Amazon's own delivery network is handling a rapidly growing share of its US packages , with a recent internal forecast projecting that figure could approach nine out of every 10 packages by 2029. Amazon's latest preliminary forecast puts its own delivery network at 86.3% of its US packages in 2027, 87.4% in 2028, and 88.7% in 2029, according to an internal planning document from late July that Business Insider reviewed. The shift is happening faster than Amazon previously projected. Its prior estimates put first-party delivery at 83.8% of US packages in 2027 and 85% in 2028, according to the document.
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