As one of the largest package delivery service companies in the world, United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) generated over 91 billion U.S. dollars in revenue and had a net income of about 5.8 billion in 2024. The company's fiscal years end December 31. UPS’ operations The United Parcel Service is a package delivery and supply chain management business. Although headquartered in Sandy Spring, Georgia, UPS operates in over 220 countries worldwide. Aside from domestic and international package shipments, they also deal with airline cargo and freight operations. In 2024, UPS generated about 60.4 billion U.S. dollars in revenue through their domestic package deliveries in the United States. This includes both ground and air package transportation services. Contributing to their total revenue, UPS generated over 12.7 billion U.S. dollars worldwide in their supply chain operations that year. Between international and domestic package revenue, domestic package delivery generated more money, bringing in 60. billion U.S. dollars, compared to international delivery which brought in 18 billion U.S. dollars in 2024.The parcel market in the U.S. UPS holds the highest percentage of the market in the United States, maintaining 35 percent of it. Customer service is very important for a company to generate revenue and grow their business. In 2024, UPS had an American Customer Satisfaction Index score of 78. Its competitor, FedEx, received a score of 80, whereas U.S. Postal Service received 73.

The impressive growth of social media companies in the early 2010s made many founders extremely wealthy. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is the world’s richest social media entrepreneur with a personal net worth of *** billion U.S. dollars. Zhang Yiming, the creator of TikTok, is worth **** billion U.S. dollars. Social media companies going public and being acquired The years between 2010 and 2019 saw a flurry of social media companies filing for an initial public offering (IPO) or being acquired by bigger, public companies, generating significant amounts of wealth for their founders and early employees in the process. Facebook, which went public in May 2012, had the biggest IPO in tech and internet history until online shopping giant Alibaba went public in 2014. Many of the richest social media entrepreneurs are connected to Facebook and most of their net worth is derived from their early investment and subsequent ownership stake in the social network. Many early Facebook investors and co-founders have used their earnings from the company to increase their wealth derived from tech. Some, such as Dustin Moskovitz, have gone on to found other companies, whereas others, like Eduardo Saverin, have become venture capitalists. The social media era Other social media company IPOs which created major online buzz include Twitter’s in 2013, Snap’s initial public offering four years later and more recently, Pinterest’s, which made headlines in early 2019. TikTok's founder Zhang Yiming saw an unprecedented success in 2020 and ranked second on the social media billionaires' list. The coronavirus social restrictions and lockdowns led to people resorting to TikTok as a means of entertainment and socializing. Instagram founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger netted a huge payday in 2012 when Facebook bought their then up-and-coming social network Instagram for * billion U.S. dollars – a sum which at that time was unheard of for such a transaction. However, this is nothing compared to the payout enjoyed by Jan Koum and Brian Acton two years later, whose chat service WhatsApp was acquired by Facebook for a staggering ** billion U.S. dollars – although the Facebook-Instagram deal arguably made bigger waves across the industry. In hindsight, Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram has come to represent a turning point in tech venture capitalism, helping to define the concept of tech “unicorns” and positioning an acquisition-enabled exit as a viable and lucrative target for start-ups.

As of August 2024, the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y. Lee) was the wealthiest person in South Korea, with a net worth of about **** billion U.S. dollars. His net worth increased from *** billion U.S. dollars from the previous year when he rose from second to first place. Seo Jung-jin, the co-founder of Celltrion, followed with about *** billion dollars. Turbulent times for the wealthy Despite the country's economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19, South Korea’s wealthiest people lost a significant amount of their net worth because of the poorly performing stock market and a weakened currency. Lee Jae-yong overcame the shrinking demand for tech goods and ranked as the wealthiest South Korean, although his net worth the year before was more than *** billion dollars higher. The founder of Kakao, Kim Beom-su, had the same net worth as Lee Jae-yong in 2022. However, he only placed fourth in 2023, losing more than **** billion dollars in net worth within the year. In October 2022, Kakao faced public outrage and criticism because of a service outage. Conglomerates’ dominating position in the South Korean economy   Although the collective wealth of the ** wealthiest people in South Korea fell by about ** percent, conglomerates dominated the market. Samsung Electronics had the highest market capitalization among business groups listed in South Korea, amounting to about *** trillion South Korean won. The position of the largest businesses represented a significant hurdle for start-ups. South Korea had a low survival rate for new companies compared to the OECD average, discouraging the emergence of new businesses. When asked about the most critical challenges, small- and medium-sized business owners answered that increasing revenue and attracting customers were the most difficult.

The global artwork transportation logistics market is experiencing robust growth, projected to reach a value of $5,959.7 million in 2025 and maintain a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.5% from 2025 to 2033. This significant expansion is driven by several key factors. The increasing number of art auctions, museum exhibitions, and private art collections fuels demand for specialized transportation and handling services. Furthermore, the growing global art market, fueled by increasing high-net-worth individuals and institutional investors, necessitates secure and reliable logistics solutions for valuable artworks. Technological advancements, including improved tracking systems, climate-controlled transportation, and specialized packaging, are further enhancing efficiency and safety, contributing to market growth. The market is segmented by type (Transportation, Storage, Others) and application (Gallery, Auction, Museum, Others), offering diverse service options catering to specific client needs. While logistical challenges related to insurance, handling fragile items, and regulatory compliance present some restraints, the overall market outlook remains positive, indicating substantial growth opportunities for players across various regions. The regional distribution of the market reflects the global concentration of wealth and art activity. North America and Europe currently hold the largest market share, driven by established art markets and a high concentration of museums, galleries, and auction houses. However, emerging economies in Asia-Pacific, particularly China and India, are exhibiting rapid growth due to rising disposable incomes, expanding art collecting communities, and increasing investments in cultural infrastructure. This dynamic shift in regional prominence is expected to continue throughout the forecast period, diversifying the geographic scope of the artwork transportation logistics market. The presence of established players like Agility Logistics, FedEx Corporation, and specialized art handlers like Atthowe Fine Art Services highlights the competitive landscape, which is characterized by both established logistics giants and niche art-handling firms.

With a market share of roughly 30 percent, HelloFresh was the leading meal kit company in the United States in 2018. Other significant companies in the industry included Blue Apron Home Chef, and Sun Basket. Today, there are also many other smaller competitors, such as Freshly, EveryPlate, and Purple Carrot. The online meal kit service market The fresh and packaged food meal kit service market is a relatively new concept that is expected to grow considerably in the coming years. The North American market is projected to be worth approximately five billion U.S. dollars by 2025. The global market, which was worth an estimated two and a half billion U.S. dollars in 2017, is forecast to grow to almost eight billion U.S. dollars by 2024. Blue Apron Founded in New York in 2012, Blue Apron was the startup that popularized this delivery service concept. While the company’s global net revenue more than doubled between 2015 and 2016, revenue and the number of customers has been declining quite rapidly since 2017.

In financial year 2022, India's most valued start-up BYJU'S - The Learning App reported a revenue of around ** billion Indian rupees. This was a significant increase from the previous year when the revenue was nearly ** billion rupees.Bengaluru-based BYJU'S was founded by Byju Raveendran and Divya Gokulnath in 2008. In mid-2021, the company was worth **** billion U.S. dollars, with over *** billion dollars in funding from the first half of that year.

In the fiscal year of 2024, FedEx generated nearly 88 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. FedEx is ranked among the leading logistics companies in the United States. FedEx's fiscal year ends May 31. Rise of private parcel services FedEx and other private parcel services became more prominent due to a lack of satisfaction with the United States Postal Service (USPS). Tennessee-headquartered FedEx offers both air and ground courier operations including third-party logistics operations. The company’s key competitors include Georgia-based UPS (United Parcel Service of North America, Inc.), YRC Worldwide and Deutsche Post DHL. In 2021, FedEx was the second-largest for-hire carrier and the leading less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier in the United States. Changing landscape of the industry As a result of the world’s growing digitization, the industry has gone through several innovation processes, including the use of GPS* and RFID** technology to track vehicles and parcels. While the ubiquity of electronic mailing continues to trouble the USPS, courier services remain the beneficiaries of growing online retail sales: End customers as well as businesses are increasingly buying physical items online, and these items require delivering. Moreover, parcel processing systems that are able to sort through 20,000 packages in one hour have made the industry more efficient. Satellite computer systems have also improved the state of monitoring Internet-connected courier fleet trucks. * Global Positioning System ** Radio-frequency Identification