How does Santa actually deliver all of the presents at Christmas? 🎅

He visits around 310 million houses!

Santa on his sleigh
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 20th Nov 2024
Last updated 20th Nov 2024

As Christmas approaches, kids across the country are getting super excited at the prospect of Santa dropping off presents. But have you ever wondered how the big man gets everything delivered on his way around the world on Christmas Eve?

Don't worry, because this is one delivery that won't be affected by the postal strikes that are taking place, but how does Santa actually deliver all of the presents in just one night?

Generation Logistics have done some number crunching, and have revealed the exact logistics of how Father Christmas can deliver to a massive 310,344,828 houses with children worldwide - baring in mind, with the different timezones he has to travel through, he has a total of 34 hours to deliver the Christmas presents.

Santa deliveries

With such a huge number of presents to deliver in such a short amount of time, it works out as a massive 152,130 households per minute, 9,127,789 per hour, or 2,536 per second! Phew!

In terms of travelling around the world, he needs to travel 99,419.391 miles (160,000,000 km), at a speed of 4,142,475mph. Hold on tight!

Here's where to watch all of your favourite festive films this Christmas:

Christmas movies to watch on Netflix...


The Christmas Chronicles


The Christmas Chronicles 2


Jingle Jangle


Klaus


This Time Next Year


Our Little Secret


Meet Me Next Christmas


Hot Frosty


The Merry Gentlemen


Falling for Christmas


Single All The Way


A Knight Before Christmas


Love Hard


The Princess Switch 1, 2 and 3


Christmas movies to watch on Disney+


A Christmas Carol


Frozen 1 and 2


Home Alone


Home Alone 2: Lost in New York


Home Alone 3


Home Alone 4


Home Sweet Home Alone


LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special


Mickey's Christmas Carol


Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas


Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas


The Nightmare Before Christmas


All of the Die Hard movies


Noelle


Miracle on 34th Street (1947 and 1994)


The Santa Clause


The Santa Clause 2


The Santa Clause 3


Jingle All The Way


The Muppets Christmas Carol


Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas


Amazon Prime Video


The Holiday


Santa Clause: The Movie


Four Christmases

Available to rent or buy.

Scrooged


New Year's Eve

Available to rent or buy.

The Night Before

Available to rent or buy.

Christmas With The Coopers

Available to rent or buy.

Deck The Halls


Jack Frost

Available to rent or buy.

Dr Seuss How the Grinch Stole Christmas


It’s a Wonderful Life


Nativity 2, 3 and Nativity Rocks

Available to rent or buy.

NOW TV


Elf


The Polar Express


Love Actually


Christmas With The Kranks


Bad Santa 2


The Holiday


Office Christmas Party


Arthur Christmas


National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation


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