Who owns ZTO Express?
ZTO Express is owned by ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (China, NYSE: ZTO).[1]
Evidence: ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-17, SEC EDGAR, 17 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Shanghai
- Origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- Category
- Travel & transport › Parcel & freight logistics
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: ZTO HKEX: 2057
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About ZTO Express
ZTO Express is a Chinese express delivery network operated with network partners, who own and run pickup and delivery outlets under the Zhongtong or ZTO brand. The FY2025 20-F reports 93 sorting hubs, over 6,000 direct network partners and over 31,000 pickup and delivery outlets at 31 December 2025, and says the network covers over 99% of Chinese cities and counties.
Ownership timeline of ZTO Express
- Current owner ZTO Express [1] verified Operated partly through contractual arrangements with a variable interest entity rather than direct equity ownership, per the 20-F.
Where ZTO Express sits in ZTO Express
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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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: ZTO Express
ZTO Express is a publicly listed company headquartered in Shanghai, China. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: ZTO and HKEX: 2057.
ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. is a Cayman Islands holding company whose FY2025 20-F gives its principal executive offices as Huazhi Road, Qingpu District, Shanghai. The filing calls it a leading express delivery company in China and says its shares trade on the NYSE as ADSs and on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 2057. It says a substantial part of its operations rests on contractual arrangements with a variable interest entity and that its network partners run delivery outlets under the Zhongtong or ZTO brand.
🇨🇳 ZTO Express and other Chinese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 319 brands that began in China. 39 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; ZTO Express is not one of them.
- 7 Days — Jin Jiang Hotels 🇨🇳
- 9 Air — Juneyao Airlines 🇨🇳
- Air China — Air China 🇨🇳
- Air China Cargo — CNAHC 🇨🇳
- Beibu Gulf Airlines — Hainan Airlines Holding 🇨🇳
- Beijing Capital International Airport — Beijing Capital International Airport Co. 🇨🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of ZTO Express?
The parent company of ZTO Express is ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc., a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is ZTO Express Chinese?
Yes. ZTO Express originated in China and its owner, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc., is also headquartered in China.
Is ZTO Express still owned by ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc.?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, ZTO Express is still owned by ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. 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] ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-17 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 17 April 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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