Walmart has surpassed 1 million drone deliveries in the United States, according to an announcement made by the retailer on May 29. The figure marks a new milestone for the company’s drone delivery program, which has been expanding since its launch in 2021.

The latest sum represents a significant increase from the more than 150,000 drone deliveries Walmart reported in June 2025. In less than a year, the number of deliveries increased by more than 850,000, reaching the one-million mark as the company expanded its drone operations to additional cities.

In mid-2025, Walmart announced plans to extend drone delivery services to five new metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Orlando and Tampa. That expansion added 100 new store locations and made drone deliveries available to millions of additional households across parts of Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. Texas has been the highest-volume market, accounting for more than 200,000 deliveries.

The retailer currently works with drone operators including Wing and Zipline to provide deliveries of a range of products sold through its stores. Wing flies beyond visual line of sight, up to a six-mile range from a store, within Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines. Zipline launched its first P2 drone sites at Walmart locations in Mesquite and Waxahachie, Texas, earlier in 2025.

The average delivery time across the program is 23 minutes, with the fastest recorded delivery completed in four minutes and 44 seconds.

Wing and Walmart announced in January 2026 plans to expand drone delivery to an additional 150 stores, bringing the total network to more than 270 locations by 2027 and extending coverage to more than 40 million Americans, according to Wing.

Commercial drone delivery operators in the United States are required to obtain an FAA Part 135 air carrier certificate before conducting package deliveries beyond visual line of sight.

The FAA has completed more than 20 individual environmental assessments for drone package delivery proposals, each resulting in a finding of no significant impact, and has completed one programmatic environmental assessment covering drone delivery operations nationwide. Both Wing and Zipline hold standard Part 135 air carrier certificates.

Greg Cathey, Walmart’s senior vice president of U.S. Transformation and Innovation, said in June 2025 that “drone delivery will remain a key part of our commitment to redefining retail.” Walmart has not provided unit economics for the drone delivery program and did not indicate a timeline for its next delivery milestone.