United Parcel Service

Summary

United Parcel Service is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.38% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,559 views/month, #113 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• United Parcel Service was a member of Q18018884^[3].
• United Parcel Service is in the country of United States^[4].
• United Parcel Service is in the country of US^[5].
• United Parcel Service's instance of is recorded as business^[6].
• United Parcel Service's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• United Parcel Service's founder is recorded as James E. Casey^[8].
• United Parcel Service is owned by The Vanguard Group^[9].
• United Parcel Service is owned by BlackRock^[10].
• United Parcel Service's headquarters location is recorded as Sandy Springs^[11].
• United Parcel Service's headquarters location is recorded as Neuss^[12].
• United Parcel Service's chief executive officer is recorded as Carol Tomé^[13].
• United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as The UPS Store^[14].
• United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as UPS Capital^[15].
• United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as UPS Airlines^[16].
• United Parcel Service is part of Dow Jones Transportation Average^[17].
• United Parcel Service is part of S&P 100^[18].
• United Parcel Service is part of S&P 500^[19].
• United Parcel Service's Commons category is recorded as United Parcel Service^[20].
• United Parcel Service's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[21].
• United Parcel Service's industry is recorded as delivery^[22].
• United Parcel Service's industry is recorded as logistics^[23].
• United Parcel Service's chairperson is recorded as David Abney^[24].
• August 28, 1907 marks the founding of United Parcel Service^[25].
• 1953-01-22 marks the founding of United Parcel Service^[26].
• 1999-07-15 marks the founding of United Parcel Service^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): D01LMJZU09ULLNCY6Z23^[28]

• Registered legal name: United Parcel Service, INC.^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: US-DE^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XTIQ^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1999-07-15^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2012-06-06^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-11-03^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-11-13^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000602^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 3070406^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

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Founding

United Parcel Service's founder is recorded as James E. Casey^[8]. Recorded inception include August 28, 1907^[25], 1953-01-22^[26], and 1999-07-15^[27]. Its location of formation is recorded as Seattle^[43].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Transportation Average^[17], a stock market index^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1884^[46], headquartered in New York City^[47]; S&P 100^[18], a stock market index^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1976^[50]; and S&P 500^[19], a stock market index^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1957^[53].

Leadership

United Parcel Service's chief executive officer is recorded as Carol Tomé^[13]. Its chairperson is recorded as David Abney^[24].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Sandy Springs^[11], a city in the United States^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 2005^[56] and Neuss^[12], an urban municipality in Germany^[57], in Germany^[58]. Subsidiaries include The UPS Store^[14], a business^[59], in United States^[60], founded in 2003^[61], headquartered in San Diego^[62]; UPS Capital^[15], a business^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1998^[65], headquartered in Atlanta^[66]; and UPS Airlines^[16], a cargo airline^[67], in United States^[68], founded in 1988^[69], headquartered in Louisville^[70].

Industry

Industries include delivery^[22] and logistics^[23].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group^[9], a business^[71], in United States^[72], founded in 1975^[73], headquartered in Malvern^[74] and BlackRock^[10], a company^[75], in United States^[76], founded in 1988^[77], headquartered in New York City^[78]. United Parcel Service's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[21].

Why It Matters

United Parcel Service ranks in the top 0.38% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,559 views/month, #113 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[79] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[80]

It is credited with the discovery of MaxiCode^[81], founded in 1992^[82].

FAQs

What did United Parcel Service discover?

United Parcel Service is credited as discoverer of MaxiCode^[81].