丹麦在过去25年中信件量下降了90%，仅在2024年就再跌30%，推动PostNord在运营400年后于12月30日停止所有信件收集和投递。邮票价格飙升至普通国内信件29克朗、次日达39克朗，使得像Kurrild-Klitgaard一家这样的家庭从2023年的50张圣诞贺卡骤减到去年仅收到1张。

全球信件量在电子邮件和社交媒体的冲击下暴跌，而包裹数量在2022年已达1610亿件，预计到2027年将增至2560亿件，推动邮政企业向物流、银行和保险转型。部分私有化或上市公司如意大利的Poste Italiane（拥有约720万张Postepay卡）和德国的Deutsche Post DHL表现强劲，而丹麦等高度数字化国家的传统邮递服务则迅速萎缩。

许多国有邮政陷入困境：希腊邮政在11月关闭了456家网点中的204家，加拿大邮政则因工资与福利争议反复罢工。北美贡献全球邮政收入的37%，但美国邮政署在11月报告年度亏损90亿美元，自2007年以来累计亏损超过1000亿美元，并雇用约63.5万名员工，引发关于未来重组乃至并入商务部的讨论。

In Denmark, letter volumes have fallen by 90% over the past 25 years and another 30% in 2024 alone, prompting PostNord to end all letter collection and delivery on December 30th after roughly 400 years. Stamp prices have surged to 29 kroner for a standard domestic letter and 39 kroner for next‑day delivery, contributing to the Kurrild‑Klitgaard family’s Christmas cards collapsing from 50 in 2023 to just 1 last year.

Globally, physical letters have been displaced by email and social networking, while parcel volumes reached 161 billion items in 2022 and are projected to hit 256 billion by 2027, pushing postal operators toward logistics and financial services. Part‑privatised or listed firms such as Italy’s Poste Italiane, with around 7.2 million Postepay cards, and Germany’s profitable Deutsche Post DHL illustrate how diversification and private capital can offset the decline in traditional mail.

Many state‑owned carriers are struggling: Greece’s loss‑making post closed 204 of its 456 branches in November, while Canada’s postal workers have staged intermittent strikes over pay and job security. North America generates 37% of global postal revenue, yet the United States Postal Service reported a $9 billion annual loss in November and more than $100 billion in cumulative losses since 2007, despite employing roughly 635,000 people, fuelling debate over restructuring and its long‑term viability.