Correos
Sign in to saveSociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos, S.A., S.M.E. (), trading under the name Correos (, "packages"), is a state-owned postal service and courier for Spain and Andorra, the latter bilateral with French-equivalent La Poste. Based in Madrid, it is one of the largest postal services in the world. Across Spain, it has more than 53,000 employees, over 10,000 branches and sends 5.4 billion pieces of mail each year.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Sociedad Estatal Correos y Telégrafos, S.A., S.M.E.
- Company.logo
- Logo Correos 2019.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 100px
- Company.image
- Sede-Correos-CondePeñalver19.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- Main headquarters in Conde de Peñalver Street
- Company.trade_name
- Correos
- Company.type
- Sociedad anónimaSociedad mercantil estatal
- Company.predecessor
- Entidad Pública Empresarial Correos y Telégrafos
- Company.location_city
- Madrid
- Company.location_country
- Spain
- Company.industry
- Postal services, courier
- Company.services
- Letter post, parcel service, EMS, delivery, freight forwarding, third-party logistics
- Company.owner
- Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales
- Company.num_employees
- 53,065 (2018)
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Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 54484
- Official website
- www.correos.es
- Image
- Sede-Correos-CondePeñalver19.jpg
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- Commons category
- Correos
- inception
- 1505-01-18
- IPv6 routing prefix
- 2a02:9010:8::/48
- social media followers
- 16300
- native label
- Sociedad Estatal Correos y Telégrafos
- title
- Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos, S.A.
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Sociedad Estatal de Correos y Telégrafos, S.A., S.M.E. (), trading under the name Correos (, "packages"), is a state-owned postal service and courier for Spain and Andorra, the latter bilateral with French-equivalent La Poste. Based in Madrid, it is one of the largest postal services in the world. Across Spain, it has more than 53,000 employees, over 10,000 branches and sends 5.4 billion pieces of mail each year.
Correos dates back to 1716, a dynasty change in Spain ended the tradition of giving the duty to take care of postal services to notable families. On 8 July 1716, King Philip V appointed Juan Tomás de Goyeneche as Chief Superintendent and General Administrator of the Postal Offices, making the State responsible postal services.