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Which companies' drones deliver the most orders to customers, whoever books the order.
How to read the scores. Every AVFox ranking uses the same yardstick: 10 means 10 billion autonomous trips or deliveries a year, about the number of rides Uber completes worldwide, and 3 marks the start of driverless commercial service. Each point in between is meant to take about the same effort to climb. The score measures one thing: how many autonomous trips or deliveries a company completes today, not its potential, profitability, safety or quality of service. Few companies publish these numbers, so most scores are estimates built from public information.
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- Drones methodology v0.1
Research preview
Research preview under methodology v0.1, using public information available through November 12, 2026. Few drone companies report yearly deliveries, so most figures here are our estimates, built from lifetime totals reported on different dates. The information is imperfect, so the ranking is too: read the scores as an informed approximation, not an exact count. All scores are estimates.
Research cutoff: November 12, 2026
Excluding China
This list counts deliveries outside mainland China.
| Rank | Company | Deliveries a year (est.) | Score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  ZiplineDeliveries a year (est.): 1.4M The largest drone delivery operator: about 1.4 million deliveries in the 12 months to October 2026, from Walmart orders in Texas to clinics in Africa. | 1.4M | 3.9 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculated1.6 million cumulative deliveries in September 2025 and more than 3 million by October 2026, so about 1.4 million a year. That is 3.9 on the 10-billion scale. Deliveries to African clinics, roughly half a million a year, count because the clinics order them; without them the score would be 3.7. FootprintUS: Dallas-Fort Worth and Northwest Arkansas for Walmart, the Houston area, Beachwood, Ohio for Cleveland Clinic, and Austin. Health systems in five African countries, including Rwanda and Ghana. Uber Eats orders are due to start in Dallas and Houston. What would move the scoreA published US daily volume, or the first Uber Eats orders. | |||
| 2 |  WingDeliveries a year (est.): ~560k Alphabet's drone service and Walmart's largest drone partner: about 560,000 deliveries in the 12 months to June 2026. | ~560k | 3.6 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedMore than 400,000 cumulative deliveries in January 2025, 750,000 in January 2026 and well over 1 million by June 2026, with deliveries tripling from the first half of 2025 to the second. That puts the 12 months to June at about 560,000, which is 3.6. Wing said in September that it makes thousands of home deliveries a day; at 2,000 a day the score would be 3.7. FootprintUS: Walmart stores in Dallas-Fort Worth, metro Atlanta, Charlotte, Greater Houston and Greater Orlando, with some DoorDash orders. Also flies in Australia. What would move the scoreA dated delivery count after June 2026. | |||
| 3 |  Amazon Prime AirDeliveries a year (est.): ~400k Amazon's own drone network: hundreds of thousands of deliveries in 2026 across a dozen US metros, with a plan for nearly 500 cities and towns by year end. | ~400k | 3.5 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedAmazon said in August 2026 that it had delivered hundreds of thousands of packages by drone that year, and Prime Air's head had projected 1 million for 2026. We estimate about 400,000 over the last 12 months, which is 3.5. The plausible range, 300,000 to 600,000, spans 3.5 to 3.6. FootprintPhoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Waco, Houston, Detroit, Kansas City, Tampa and other Florida hubs, Omaha, Baton Rouge, the Chicago area and Nampa, Idaho; a capped trial in Darlington, England. Amazon's own orders only. What would move the scoreAn actual 12-month delivery count. | |||
| 4 |  FlytrexDeliveries a year (est.): 135k Restaurant drone delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth for DoorDash, Uber Eats and local chains. | 135k | 3.3 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedAbout 50,000 deliveries between May and September 2026, out of more than 250,000 since launch. That pace is about 135,000 a year, which is 3.3 (3.25 before rounding). FootprintDallas-Fort Worth suburbs, including Little Elm and Wylie. Flights run under Causey Aviation Unmanned's FAA air-carrier certificate; the Israeli company builds its drones in Pilot Point, Texas. What would move the scoreA 12-month count, or progress on its 60 planned Dallas-Fort Worth sites. | |||
| 5 |  MannaDeliveries a year (est.): ~70k Ireland's drone delivery pioneer, rebuilding in the US after pausing its Irish service in June 2026. | ~70k | 3.1 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedMore than 250,000 cumulative deliveries in January 2026 and 300,000 at the Irish pause in June. We estimate about 70,000 in the last 12 months, almost all in Ireland before the pause, which is 3.1. As those months leave the window, the score will reflect US volume only. FootprintTulsa, Oklahoma since August 2026, with Dallas next and up to 40 US bases planned. Service in Dublin and Cork paused in June 2026. What would move the scoreDelivery counts from Tulsa and Dallas, or a restart in Ireland. | |||
| 6 |  DEXADeliveries a year (est.): Under 50k Dayton, Ohio drone carrier with its own aircraft, an FAA air-carrier certificate and a nationwide waiver to fly beyond visual line of sight. | Under 50k | 3.0 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedSmall commercial service through its DEXA NOW app, plus a three-month Grubhub and Wonder pilot in New Jersey in 2026. No published volume, so it sits at the launch level, 3.0. FootprintDayton, Ohio and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Green Brook, New Jersey for the Grubhub pilot. Formerly Drone Express. What would move the scoreA delivery count or a new metro launch. | |||
| 7 |  MatternetDeliveries a year (est.): Under 50k Maker of the only FAA type-certified delivery drone, running home delivery in Mountain View and Sunnyvale. | Under 50k | 3.0 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedCommercial home delivery since October 2024 in one Silicon Valley service area, with no published volume, so it sits at the launch level, 3.0. Its hospital and lab runs between a health system's own sites don't count, as hub runs don't in Road Robots. FootprintMountain View and Sunnyvale, California. UPS Flight Forward, Ameriflight and Beeline UAS fly its aircraft under their FAA certificates, with Bay Area and Los Angeles expansion planned. Hospital networks in the US, UK and Germany. What would move the scoreA home-delivery count, or launches with Beeline. | |||
| 8 |  DoorDash AirDeliveries a year (est.): Not yet flying DoorDash's own drone, certified as an air carrier in July 2026, with pilot flights planned in the East Bay. | Not yet flying | 0.8 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedNot delivering yet. It sits in the test band (0.5 to 0.9) and earns three of four points toward the next stage: an FAA air-carrier certificate, its own aircraft built and flown in tests, and a named launch area with first restaurant partners. There is no launch date yet, so 0.8. DoorDash orders flown by Wing and Flytrex count for those operators. FootprintAircraft assembled in San Francisco. Pilot planned in Northern California's East Bay with Chipotle, Popeyes and Momo N Curry. What would move the scoreTest flights over the East Bay (1.0 and up) or the first customer deliveries (3.0 and up). | |||
Based in the EU
Volume unknown
Delivering commercially, but with no figures to estimate from.
Meituan (Keeta Drone)
Keeta Drone delivers in Hong Kong (since March 2025) and Dubai (since December 2024), where it holds the emirate's first commercial licence to fly beyond visual line of sight. Meituan reports one total across mainland China, Hong Kong and Dubai, so its deliveries outside the mainland can't be estimated. It scores 3.5 in the Including China list.
Including China
Every drone delivery, including those inside mainland China.
| Rank | Company | Deliveries a year (est.) | Score (out of 10) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zipline Deliveries a year (est.): 1.4M The largest drone delivery operator: about 1.4 million deliveries in the 12 months to October 2026, from Walmart orders in Texas to clinics in Africa. | 1.4M | 3.9 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculated1.6 million cumulative deliveries in September 2025 and more than 3 million by October 2026, so about 1.4 million a year. That is 3.9 on the 10-billion scale. Deliveries to African clinics, roughly half a million a year, count because the clinics order them; without them the score would be 3.7. FootprintUS: Dallas-Fort Worth and Northwest Arkansas for Walmart, the Houston area, Beachwood, Ohio for Cleveland Clinic, and Austin. Health systems in five African countries, including Rwanda and Ghana. Uber Eats orders are due to start in Dallas and Houston. What would move the scoreA published US daily volume, or the first Uber Eats orders. | |||
| 2 | Wing Deliveries a year (est.): ~560k Alphabet's drone service and Walmart's largest drone partner: about 560,000 deliveries in the 12 months to June 2026. | ~560k | 3.6 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedMore than 400,000 cumulative deliveries in January 2025, 750,000 in January 2026 and well over 1 million by June 2026, with deliveries tripling from the first half of 2025 to the second. That puts the 12 months to June at about 560,000, which is 3.6. Wing said in September that it makes thousands of home deliveries a day; at 2,000 a day the score would be 3.7. FootprintUS: Walmart stores in Dallas-Fort Worth, metro Atlanta, Charlotte, Greater Houston and Greater Orlando, with some DoorDash orders. Also flies in Australia. What would move the scoreA dated delivery count after June 2026. | |||
| 3 | Amazon Prime Air Deliveries a year (est.): ~400k Amazon's own drone network: hundreds of thousands of deliveries in 2026 across a dozen US metros, with a plan for nearly 500 cities and towns by year end. | ~400k | 3.5 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedAmazon said in August 2026 that it had delivered hundreds of thousands of packages by drone that year, and Prime Air's head had projected 1 million for 2026. We estimate about 400,000 over the last 12 months, which is 3.5. The plausible range, 300,000 to 600,000, spans 3.5 to 3.6. FootprintPhoenix, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Waco, Houston, Detroit, Kansas City, Tampa and other Florida hubs, Omaha, Baton Rouge, the Chicago area and Nampa, Idaho; a capped trial in Darlington, England. Amazon's own orders only. What would move the scoreAn actual 12-month delivery count. | |||
| 4 | Meituan (Keeta Drone) Deliveries a year (est.): ~360k China's largest consumer drone delivery operator: about 360,000 orders in the 12 months to March 2026 on 70-plus routes. | ~360k | 3.5 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedMore than 450,000 cumulative orders at the end of 2024, 780,000 at the end of 2025 and 880,000 by March 2026, about 360,000 in 12 months, which is 3.5. Drones land at service points where customers collect their orders, so no courier does the last leg. FootprintShenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, plus Hong Kong (since March 2025) and Dubai (since December 2024). What would move the scoreA split of deliveries outside mainland China, which would move it into the default list. | |||
| 5 | Flytrex Deliveries a year (est.): 135k Restaurant drone delivery in Dallas-Fort Worth for DoorDash, Uber Eats and local chains. | 135k | 3.3 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedAbout 50,000 deliveries between May and September 2026, out of more than 250,000 since launch. That pace is about 135,000 a year, which is 3.3 (3.25 before rounding). FootprintDallas-Fort Worth suburbs, including Little Elm and Wylie. Flights run under Causey Aviation Unmanned's FAA air-carrier certificate; the Israeli company builds its drones in Pilot Point, Texas. What would move the scoreA 12-month count, or progress on its 60 planned Dallas-Fort Worth sites. | |||
| 6 | Manna Deliveries a year (est.): ~70k Ireland's drone delivery pioneer, rebuilding in the US after pausing its Irish service in June 2026. | ~70k | 3.1 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedMore than 250,000 cumulative deliveries in January 2026 and 300,000 at the Irish pause in June. We estimate about 70,000 in the last 12 months, almost all in Ireland before the pause, which is 3.1. As those months leave the window, the score will reflect US volume only. FootprintTulsa, Oklahoma since August 2026, with Dallas next and up to 40 US bases planned. Service in Dublin and Cork paused in June 2026. What would move the scoreDelivery counts from Tulsa and Dallas, or a restart in Ireland. | |||
| 7 | DEXA Deliveries a year (est.): Under 50k Dayton, Ohio drone carrier with its own aircraft, an FAA air-carrier certificate and a nationwide waiver to fly beyond visual line of sight. | Under 50k | 3.0 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedSmall commercial service through its DEXA NOW app, plus a three-month Grubhub and Wonder pilot in New Jersey in 2026. No published volume, so it sits at the launch level, 3.0. FootprintDayton, Ohio and Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Green Brook, New Jersey for the Grubhub pilot. Formerly Drone Express. What would move the scoreA delivery count or a new metro launch. | |||
| 8 | Matternet Deliveries a year (est.): Under 50k Maker of the only FAA type-certified delivery drone, running home delivery in Mountain View and Sunnyvale. | Under 50k | 3.0 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedCommercial home delivery since October 2024 in one Silicon Valley service area, with no published volume, so it sits at the launch level, 3.0. Its hospital and lab runs between a health system's own sites don't count, as hub runs don't in Road Robots. FootprintMountain View and Sunnyvale, California. UPS Flight Forward, Ameriflight and Beeline UAS fly its aircraft under their FAA certificates, with Bay Area and Los Angeles expansion planned. Hospital networks in the US, UK and Germany. What would move the scoreA home-delivery count, or launches with Beeline. | |||
| 9 | DoorDash Air Deliveries a year (est.): Not yet flying DoorDash's own drone, certified as an air carrier in July 2026, with pilot flights planned in the East Bay. | Not yet flying | 0.8 |
How we got hereHow the score was calculatedNot delivering yet. It sits in the test band (0.5 to 0.9) and earns three of four points toward the next stage: an FAA air-carrier certificate, its own aircraft built and flown in tests, and a named launch area with first restaurant partners. There is no launch date yet, so 0.8. DoorDash orders flown by Wing and Flytrex count for those operators. FootprintAircraft assembled in San Francisco. Pilot planned in Northern California's East Bay with Chipotle, Popeyes and Momo N Curry. What would move the scoreTest flights over the East Bay (1.0 and up) or the first customer deliveries (3.0 and up). | |||
Based in China · Based in the EU
Methodology
How the score works
Scores count deliveries handed to the customer per year, on the same scale as every AVFox ranking: 3 is a commercial launch (up to 50,000 a year), 4 is 2.5 million, 5 is 25 million, and 10 is 10 billion.
The company whose drone makes the delivery gets the credit, not the app that took the order or the certified carrier that flies the aircraft. Orders from Walmart, Amazon, Uber Eats and DoorDash count for those apps in Delivery Demand.
Flights between a carrier's own hubs, or between a health system's own buildings, don't count: someone else still does the last leg. A drop at a point where the customer collects the order does count.
Below 3, the score shows how close a company is to its first customer deliveries.
AVFox distinguishes announcements, permits, testing, and commercial operation. Coverage does not imply that a company has deployed or operates commercially in every market.