Walmart to Bring Drone Delivery to 150 More Stores

The service will reach more than 40 million people nationwide, according to the company.

A drone secures an order before flying from a Wing facility during a demonstration in Frisco, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2022. Andy Jacobsohn/AFP via Getty Images

Expect to see more Walmart drones flying through the skies this year, as the retail giant and drone delivery company Wing expand the service to 150 additional Walmart stores.

Walmart and Wing announced on Jan. 11 the “next chapter of the world’s largest drone delivery expansion,” which they said will serve more than 40 million people nationwide. The companies aim to establish a network of more than 270 drone delivery locations by 2027, capable of delivering everything from Tylenol to toilet paper on short notice.

Initially offered in the Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta metro regions, the new hyper-delivery service proved successful, with 25 percent of Wing’s consumers ordering about three times a week. Over the past six months, deliveries have tripled.

The drone delivery service had already been announced for Orlando, Tampa, and Charlotte, with service in Houston beginning Jan. 15. Additional service areas on the horizon include major metropolitan hubs like Los Angeles, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Miami.

“Drone delivery plays an important role in our ability to deliver what customers want, exactly when they want it,” Greg Cathey, senior vice president of digital fulfillment transformation at Walmart, said in the announcement.

“Whether it’s a last-minute ingredient for dinner, a must-have charger for a phone, or a late-night essential for a busy family, the strong adoption we’ve seen confirms that this is the future of convenience.”

For those new to the drone delivery experience, Walmart’s website offers instructions, beginning with downloading the Wing Drone Delivery app onto a smartphone. Then, customers can choose what items they want and enter their address with specific drop-off locations such as front yard, driveway, or backyard. The app also allows consumers to track deliveries.

“We’ve spent years building our technology to ensure that when you realize you’re out of eggs or need over-the-counter medicine, the solution is just a few taps away, seamlessly integrated into existing store operations,” Wing CEO Adam Woodworth said in a statement.

“We believe even the smallest package deserves the speed and reliability of a great delivery service.”

In announcing the launch of Walmart’s drone service in Atlanta on Dec. 3, 2025, Wing said it “can turn a 20-minute drive in notorious Atlanta traffic into a five minute or less average flight time.”

Founded in 2012 in the labs at Google, Wing became an independent business in 2018. One year later, it began drone deliveries in Australia, including coffee, fresh food, and over-the-counter medicine. In 2022, the company began its first drone deliveries in a major U.S. metro in Dallas-Fort Worth. Two years later, it partnered with DoorDash and Walmart. To date, the company has logged more than 450,000 residential deliveries.

Dating back to 1926, when it was started by Sam Walton in Arkansas, Walmart today operates more than 10,750 stores and e-commerce sites in 19 countries. Weekly, the retail chain known for low prices serves more than 270 million customers globally. The company employs more than 750,000 people.