Methodology: Each company’s US warehouse footprint was assembled by resolving every industrial facility in Veridion’s location graph to its operating company, then summing square-footage estimates per operator. Facility areas come from satellite imagery analysis of building footprints, combined with entity resolution to make sure a distribution center owned by “Amazon Services LLC” rolls up to the Amazon parent and doesn’t get double-counted with an adjacent fulfillment center. Counts reflect active facilities as of April 2026.
Data: Veridion business and location profiles (satellite imagery analysis + 1st-party disclosures + 3rd-party checks where available). Cross-checked against SEC 10-K filings, Green Street Industrial Sector Update 2024, MWPVL, and Modern Materials Handling.
Tools: Python for data processing. Manhattan boundary from OpenStreetMap / NYC Department of City Planning (equivalent DCP polygon). Claude for visualization.
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Really interesting. Would love to see the same size comparison with datacenters and/or energy usage.
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Methodology: Each company’s US warehouse footprint was assembled by resolving every industrial facility in Veridion’s location graph to its operating company, then summing square-footage estimates per operator. Facility areas come from satellite imagery analysis of building footprints, combined with entity resolution to make sure a distribution center owned by “Amazon Services LLC” rolls up to the Amazon parent and doesn’t get double-counted with an adjacent fulfillment center. Counts reflect active facilities as of April 2026.
Data: Veridion business and location profiles (satellite imagery analysis + 1st-party disclosures + 3rd-party checks where available). Cross-checked against SEC 10-K filings, Green Street Industrial Sector Update 2024, MWPVL, and Modern Materials Handling.
Tools: Python for data processing. Manhattan boundary from OpenStreetMap / NYC Department of City Planning (equivalent DCP polygon). Claude for visualization.
Really interesting. Would love to see the same size comparison with datacenters and/or energy usage.