# Infographic: What Gets Shipped During the Holidays? Jarrett Streebin December 19, 2013 1 min read This holiday season, millions of people from all over the world will exchange gifts with loved ones. As a shipping company, we started to wonder – what exactly are people buying for the holidays? We decided to find out. - [ups.com/content/ca/en/about/facts/worldwide.html](https://www.ups.com/content/ca/en/about/facts/worldwide.html) - [slate.com/articles/life/explainer/2011/12/eggnog_season_why_don_t_they_sell_it_year_round_.html](https://www.slate.com/articles/life/explainer/2011/12/eggnog_season_why_don_t_they_sell_it_year_round_.html) - [the-numbers.com/movie/Christmas-Story-A#tab=video-sales](https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Christmas-Story-A#tab=video-sales) - [computerworld.com/s/article/9243706/Early_indicator_puts_Cook_s_iPad_Christmas_prediction_at_risk](https://www.computerworld.com/article/2485478/tablets/early-indicator-puts-cook-s--ipad-christmas--prediction-at-risk.html) - [about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-facts/](https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-facts/) - [statisticbrain.com/fedex-company-statistics/](https://www.statisticbrain.com/fedex-company-statistics/)