Who owns Kintetsu World Express?
Kintetsu World Express is owned by Kintetsu Group (Japan, TSE: 9041).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Company profile - Kintetsu Group Holdings, Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Osaka
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 9041
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kintetsu World Express
Kintetsu World Express, Inc. is a freight forwarder whose Annual Report 2024 (year ended 31 March 2024) names Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd. as its parent company, shows 1,000 issued shares, and reports 18,651 consolidated employees. The report gives a January 1970 establishment date and a head office at Shinagawa Intercity Tower A, Tokyo.
Ownership timeline of Kintetsu World Express
- Current owner Kintetsu Group [1] reported
Where Kintetsu World Express sits in Kintetsu Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Kintetsu Group
Kintetsu Group controls 3 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in travel & transport.
Also in travel & transport
Other brands in parcel & freight logistics, and who owns them
The 221 brands in parcel & freight logistics on Brandtree belong to 181 owners. The largest is Radiant Logistics, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Adcom Express | Radiant Logistics | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Forward Air | Forward Air | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ABF Freight | ArcBest | 🇺🇸 United States |
| C.H. Robinson | C.H. Robinson | 🇺🇸 United States |
| FedEx Express | FedEx | 🇺🇸 United States |
| GLS | IDS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| InPost | InPost | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Wilhelmsen Port Services | Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding | 🇳🇴 Norway |
About the owner: Kintetsu Group
Kintetsu Group is a publicly listed company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, founded in 1944. Brandtree records 3 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 9041.
Kintetsu Group Holdings is a holding company whose own profile page gives a head office at Uehommachi in Osaka, an establishment date of 1 June 1944 (its predecessor Nara Kidou was set up in 1910) and capital of 126,476 million yen at 31 March 2026. Its group-company pages list railway operators led by Kintetsu Railway, bus companies led by Kintetsu Bus, and taxi, logistics, real estate, hotel and retail businesses.
Kintetsu Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Kintetsu World Express and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kintetsu World Express is not one of them.
- "K" Line — K Line 🇯🇵
- AIRDO — RegionalPlus Wings 🇯🇵
- AIT — AIT 🇯🇵
- ANA — ANA Holdings 🇯🇵
- AZ-COM Maruwa — AZ-COM Maruwa 🇯🇵
- Amakusa Airlines — Amakusa Airlines 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kintetsu World Express?
The parent company of Kintetsu World Express is Kintetsu Group, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Kintetsu World Express Japanese?
Yes. Kintetsu World Express originated in Japan and its owner, Kintetsu Group, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Kintetsu World Express still owned by Kintetsu Group?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Kintetsu World Express is still owned by Kintetsu Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Company profile - Kintetsu Group Holdings — Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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