Deutsche Post

Post & Parcel Germany division¹

Logo used since 2019. Before 2019, the "Deutsche Post" wordmark used the Frutiger typeface.
Company type	Division
Industry	Postal services Courier
Predecessor	Deutsche Bundespost
Founded	1995 (1995)
Headquarters	Bonn, Germany2
Number of locations	13,000 post offices (2024)1
Brands	Deutsche Post,2 DHL2
Services	Letter post, parcel service, EMS
Number of employees	c.187,000 (2024)1
Parent	DHL Group
Website	deutschepost.de3

Deutsche Post (German pronunciation: [ˈdɔʏtʃə ˈpɔst], lit. 'German Post') is a DHL Group⁴ brand, (listed as "Deutsche Post AG"⁵⁴), used for its domestic mail services in Germany.² The services offered under the brand are those of a traditional mail service, making the brand the successor of the former state-owned mail monopoly, Deutsche Bundespost. Deutsche Post's monopoly on these services expired in 2008.

As of 2024, the following services are offered under the brand by DHL Group's Post & Parcel Germany¹ (Post & Paket Deutschland³) division:

• Mail Communication² handles the domestic mail service (except parcels).
• Press Services handles domestic distribution of print products (newspapers and magazines).
• Retail Outlets² operates domestic retail outlets (post offices), which offer letter mail, parcel and Postbank services.
• Dialogue Marketing² provides services for direct marketing such as market research and address verification.

Other services by the division, such as DHL Parcel¹ (DHL Paket³), use the DHL brand.