Largest airlines in the world

ranks first by revenue, net income, total assets, market capitalization and brand value. ranks first in ASM, RPM, fleet size and number of both destinations and employees. ranks first by number of passengers carried. Revenue Note that Emirates is a state-owned company, and is thus not included in this list of public companies. Its 2024 revenue was estimated to be around $37.4bn. Qatar Airways Group is similarly privately held with its 2024 revenue of around $22.2bn (with Emirates included). Earnings Market capitalization (April 2026) Brand value ==Capacity==

Airlines by available seat miles (ASMs) Numbers are listed in billions of available seat miles. Airline groups by available seat kilometers (ASKs) Numbers are listed in billions of ASKs. Airline groups by passengers (millions) Freight (millions of CTK) is the largest by freight tonne-kilometers. ==Fleet size==

Aircraft operated (February 2026) operates the largest number of aircraft, as of September 2025. database: American 977 || Delta 941 || United 863 || Southwest 737 || China Southern 643 || Air China 478 || China Eastern 411 || Turkish 337 || Lufthansa 315 || JetBlue 284 IndiGo 280 || Ryanair 268 || Emirates 265 || British 260 || Alaska 244 || Qatar 239 || Air France 226 || Hainan 225 || All Nippon 204 || Air Canada 187 July 2023 database: Delta 987 || American 985 || United 932 || Southwest 830 || China Southern 656 || Air China 493 || China Easter 430 || Turkish 366 || IndiGo 311 || Lufthansa 311 July 2023 groups database: American 1,348 || Delta 1,119 || United 908 || China Southern 889 || Southwest 841 || China Eastern 820 || Air China 794 || Lufthansa 625 || Skywest 594 || IAG 573 || Ryanair 558 || AF-KLM 549 || Hainan 430 || Turkish 405 || easyJet 340 March 2023: 1 American Airlines 1,494 2 Delta Air Lines 1,280 3 United Airlines 1,264 4 Southwest Airlines 683 5 FedEx Express 634 6 Ryan Air 545 7 China Southern Airlines 850 8 Lufthansa 401 9 Air France 381 10 Air Canada 359 --> Aircraft owned (July 2023) has the world's most valuable fleet, despite owning fewer aircraft than Delta Air Lines, Inc. or American Airlines Group, which co-lead by numbers. ==Network==

Destinations served (April 2026) serves the largest number of destinations, as of February 2024. Countries served (April 2026) serves the largest number of countries, as of June 2025. Flights daily (March 2025) Routes served (April 2026) serves the largest number of routes, as of February 2024. ==Notes==