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title: The world’s largest airlines by annual passengers
description: "1. American Airlines — 275.5 M\n2. Delta Air Lines — 239.9 M\n3. Southwest Airlines — 231.4 M\n4. United Airlines Holdings — 212.9 M\n5. Ryanair Group — 209.6 M\n6. China Southern Airlines — 148.9 M\n7. China Eastern Airlines — 145.8 M\n8. IndiGo — 134.9 M\n9. Lufthansa Group — 131.3 M\n10. International Airlines Group (IAG) — 122.1 M\n11. Air China Group — 115.9 M\n12. easyJet Group — 102.5 M\n13. LATAM Airlines Group — 101.3 M\n14. Air France–KLM Group — 93.6 M\n15. Turkish Airlines — 85.2 M\n16. Wizz Air — 62.8 M\n17. Aeroflot Group — 55.3 M\n18. Emirates — 53.0 M\n19. Qantas Group — 52.0 M\n20. Alaska Air Group — 49.2 M\n\nSource: Visual Capitalist (VG)"
---

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# [The world’s largest airlines by annual passengers](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/the-worlds-largest-airlines-by-annual-passengers)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Jan 19, 2026, 4:01:40 PM

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