How does Santa actually deliver all of the presents at Christmas? 🎅
He visits around 310 million houses!
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.
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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