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 (2,100 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's image is recorded as HTS Systems UPS Ground.jpg^[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's owned by is recorded as The Vanguard Group^[9].
• United Parcel Service's owned by is recorded as BlackRock^[10].
• United Parcel Service's logo image is recorded as United Parcel Service logo 2014.svg^[11].
• United Parcel Service's headquarters location is recorded as Sandy Springs^[12].
• United Parcel Service's headquarters location is recorded as Neuss^[13].
• United Parcel Service's chief executive officer is recorded as Carol Tomé^[14].
• United Parcel Service's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406255717^[15].
• United Parcel Service's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130076624^[16].
• United Parcel Service's GND ID is recorded as 6101301-8^[17].
• United Parcel Service's GND ID is recorded as 6144032-2^[18].
• United Parcel Service's GND ID is recorded as 10078026-X^[19].
• United Parcel Service's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50057798^[20].
• United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as The UPS Store^[21].
• United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as UPS Capital^[22].
• United Parcel Service's child organization or unit is recorded as UPS Airlines^[23].
• United Parcel Service's part of is recorded as Dow Jones Transportation Average^[24].
• United Parcel Service's part of is recorded as S&P 100^[25].
• United Parcel Service's part of is recorded as S&P 500^[26].
• United Parcel Service's Commons category is recorded as United Parcel Service^[27].

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Founding

United Parcel Service's founder is recorded as James E. Casey^[8]. +1907-08-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Seattle^[29].

Identity

Part of include Dow Jones Transportation Average^[24], a stock market index^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1884^[32]; S&P 100^[25], a stock market index^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1976^[35]; and S&P 500^[26], a stock market index^[36], in United States^[37].

Leadership

United Parcel Service's chief executive officer is recorded as Carol Tomé^[14]. Its chairperson is recorded as David Abney^[38].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Sandy Springs^[12], a city in the United States^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 2005^[41] and Neuss^[13], an urban municipality in Germany^[42], in Germany^[43]. Subsidiaries include The UPS Store^[21], a business^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 2003^[46], headquartered in San Diego^[47]; UPS Capital^[22], a business^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1998^[50], headquartered in Atlanta^[51]; and UPS Airlines^[23], a cargo airline^[52], in United States^[53], founded in 1988^[54], headquartered in Louisville^[55].

Industry

Industries include delivery^[56] and logistics^[57].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group^[9], a business^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1975^[60], headquartered in Malvern^[61] and BlackRock^[10], a company^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1988^[64], headquartered in New York City^[65]. United Parcel Service's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange^[66].

Why It Matters

United Parcel Service ranks in the top 0.38% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,100 views/month, #113 of 29,529).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[67] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[68]

It is credited with the discovery of MaxiCode^[69], founded in 1992^[70].

FAQs

What did United Parcel Service discover?

United Parcel Service is credited as discoverer of MaxiCode^[69].