Amazon delivers more than 20 million packages a day through its Delivery Service Partner network alone, according to Amazon’s own figure for the program across 19 countries. Amazon doesn’t publish a single daily total for every package it ships, but its 2025 delivery numbers, more than 13 billion items arriving the same or next day worldwide, work out to an average of roughly 35 million fast-delivered items every day.
Those two figures measure different things, so this guide explains what Amazon actually reports, how to read the numbers, and how Amazon’s daily volume compares with the U.S. Postal Service.
What Does Amazon Officially Say About Daily Package Volume?
Amazon has published two kinds of numbers: a daily package count for its delivery partners and annual counts of items delivered quickly. Neither is a complete count of every Amazon package, but together they give a reliable floor.
| Amazon figure | What it measures | Source and date |
|---|---|---|
| Over 20 million packages every day | Packages delivered by Amazon Delivery Service Partners (DSPs) in 19 countries | Amazon DSP program update, January 2024 |
| Over 13 billion items in 2025 | Items delivered to Prime members the same or next day, worldwide | Amazon announcement, February 2026 |
| Over 8 billion items in 2025 | Same- or next-day items to U.S. Prime members, up more than 30% from 2024 | Amazon announcement, February 2026 |
| 4 billion items in 2025 | U.S. groceries and everyday essentials delivered the same or next day | Amazon announcement, February 2026 |
The DSP number is the closest thing to an official daily package count. Amazon’s delivery program is built from about 4,400 small businesses that, by Amazon’s count, have created 390,000 driving jobs and deliver Amazon packages seven days a week.
How Do You Turn Amazon’s Annual Numbers Into a Daily Figure?
Divide by 365. Thirteen billion same- or next-day items a year averages about 35.6 million items a day worldwide, and 8 billion U.S. items averages about 21.9 million a day in the U.S. alone. That covers only the fast-delivery share; standard, No-Rush and Amazon Day deliveries come on top.
Keep two cautions in mind when you read these figures:
- Items aren’t packages. One box often holds several items, and Amazon Day deliberately combines orders into fewer boxes, so the package count is lower than the item count.
- Volume isn’t flat. Daily volume rises well above the average during Prime Day and the November–December holiday season, and dips on slower days.
Orders are a separate measure again, because one order can ship as several packages from different warehouses. Our breakdown of how many orders Amazon gets per day covers that side of the math.
How Does Amazon’s Daily Volume Compare With USPS and UPS?
Amazon now moves package volume on the same scale as the national postal service. The U.S. Postal Service processed and delivered an average of 22.7 million packages a day in 2025, according to USPS Postal Facts, and that total includes Amazon packages that USPS carries for part of their trip.
UPS has been moving the other way. With its fourth-quarter 2024 results in January 2025, UPS said it had reached an agreement in principle with Amazon, its largest customer, to cut the Amazon volume it handles by more than 50% by the second half of 2026. As that volume leaves UPS, more of it moves onto Amazon’s own network.
| Network | Published daily package figure | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon (DSP network) | Over 20 million | 19 countries; Amazon packages only |
| U.S. Postal Service | 22.7 million (2025 average) | U.S. only; includes packages from all shippers |
| UPS | Volume falling as Amazon business is reduced | Amazon volume to drop by more than half by the second half of 2026 |
How Does Amazon’s Network Handle That Many Packages?
Amazon runs its own last mile. Amazon Logistics works with local and regional delivery partners who deliver seven days a week, and drivers follow routes Amazon’s software builds around package volume, address complexity and required breaks. Vans in the U.S. use a camera-and-light system that highlights which packages belong at each stop.
The network has also spread outward. In 2025 Amazon expanded Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery to more than 4,000 smaller cities, towns and rural areas across 44 states by turning rural delivery stations into hybrid hubs. Typical transit times by speed are explained in how long Amazon takes to deliver, and the areas that remain outside the network are listed in where Amazon doesn’t deliver.
Not every Amazon package rides in an Amazon van. Amazon still hands some packages to USPS, UPS and other carriers, which is why Your Orders sometimes shows a carrier tracking number instead of Amazon Logistics.
What Does Amazon’s Volume Mean for Small Sellers?
Amazon’s scale is a big reason shoppers now expect two-day or faster delivery from every online store. Sellers who ship their own orders compete with that expectation using USPS and UPS services such as USPS Ground Advantage (2–5 days) and Priority Mail (2–3 days).
Our roundup of shipping services and solutions compares the options. ParcelPath, used by more than 44,000 customers, is free and gives up to 85% off UPS and up to 89% off USPS labels.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many packages does Amazon deliver a day?
Amazon says its Delivery Service Partners deliver more than 20 million Amazon packages every day across 19 countries. Amazon doesn’t publish a complete daily total, but its 2025 figure of over 13 billion same- or next-day items worldwide averages about 35.6 million fast-delivered items a day, before counting slower delivery speeds.
How many packages does Amazon deliver a day in the U.S.?
Amazon reported that U.S. Prime members received more than 8 billion items the same or next day in 2025, which averages about 21.9 million items a day. Because several items often share one box, the U.S. package count is lower than that item figure, while standard and Amazon Day deliveries add volume on top.
Does Amazon deliver more packages than USPS?
The two are now on a similar scale. USPS processed and delivered an average of 22.7 million packages a day in 2025, while Amazon’s delivery partners handle more than 20 million Amazon packages a day across 19 countries. USPS’s total includes some Amazon packages, so the two figures overlap rather than add up.
Why doesn’t Amazon publish an exact daily package number?
Amazon reports delivery milestones, such as same- and next-day items per year and its DSP network’s daily volume, rather than a full daily package count. Its volume also swings sharply between ordinary days and peaks like Prime Day and the holiday season, so any single daily number is an average.
Sources
- Amazon: “An update on Amazon’s Delivery Service Partner program” (aboutamazon.com, January 2024)
- Amazon: “Amazon sets new Prime delivery speed record in 2025” (aboutamazon.com, February 3, 2026)
- Amazon Customer Service: Deliveries from Amazon Logistics (amazon.com help, nodeId=GEW3XT9JEMBLTKRV)
- USPS Postal Facts: One Day (22.7 million packages a day in 2025)
- UPS fourth-quarter 2024 earnings release, January 30, 2025 (Amazon volume reduction agreement)
- USPS: Compare Mail Services
Part of our Amazon shipping guide. Related: Amazon Peak Seasons and Holidays, Other Amazon Topics, Amazon Policies and Regulations.
