Parcel Radar

Parcel Radar shows parcel delays per province using a colour scale: darkest green represents 0% delay, through to black, which indicates over 30% delay.

• We count a parcel as delayed when it hasn't been delivered on the scheduled date
• Collections, Parcel Shop deliveries, and issues related to the sender or recipient aren't included in delay calculations
• Figures are based on shipments from the Netherlands' largest carriers

The following carriers are included:

Our customers have access to a personal dashboard that displays delays in their  shipments. Track what's happening at shipment level for total clarity and control.

Below, you'll find the press release from week 51 | 2024:

Christmas Eve was just around the corner, which meant presents and parcels had to be delivered all over. Fortunately, most deliveries went smoothly: in the final week, only 8.08% of parcels were delayed on average, according to Parcel Radar, a data analysis by Wuunder. Compared to a year earlier, delays had decreased, in week 51 of 2023, the weekly average was still 10%. Looking at this year's parcel traffic, delivery services faced busier weeks; in week 49, 25.5% of parcels were delayed.

Peak delays Monday, recovery by Friday

Monday 16 December saw the highest delays at 13.7% on average. Throughout the week, delays dropped as carriers were starting to get parcel rush under control. The largest average delays were in Drenthe (10.9%), Utrecht (10.4%) and South Holland (10.4%). Zeeland, however, recorded the lowest number of delayed parcels with just 3.5% average delay.

Average waiting times for consumers

Average delivery time was 1.37 days in week 49, 1.17 days in week 50 and 1.02 days in week 51. This shows most carriers had their processes back on track. The fastest carrier averaged 0.7 days. The slowest took 1.34 days, almost twice as long.