In 2023, the global beer production amounted to about 1.88 billion hectoliters, up from 1.3 billion hectoliters in 1998. Beer is a widely consumed beverage around the world, made out of water, malt, hops and yeast as basic ingredients. Global leading countries in beer production are China, the United States and Brazil. BeerBeer is the most popular alcoholic beverage worldwide, and the third-most popular drink overall after water and tea. Research shows that people have been brewing this famous beverage as early as several thousand years before the Common Era. Recent studies claim that the production and consumption of beer was a major factor in the development of civilized society, arguing that the important and often spiritual role beer played in traditional ceremonies and feasts contributed to the development of ritual and tradition and consequently the development of society at large. The American beer palette has undergone changes in recent years. More and more consumers are turning to craft beer over the well-established name brands. In general, a craft beer comes from a small, independently owned brewery that uses traditional brewing methods and focuses on manufacturing beer with a unique taste and quality rather than on mass production. More and more of these breweries have appeared in the beer landscape in the last few years. Domestic beer brands, like Budweiser and Miller Light, are still leading the American beer market. While facing unexpected competition for beer fans from the independent brewers of America, the top brands stand to capitalize on casual drinkers looking for a tasty and simple beer at a reasonable price.

The report covers European Beer Market Size and is segmented by Product Type (Ales, Pilsners & Pale Lagers, Specialty Beers, and others); by Distribution Channel (On-trade and Off-trade); by Geography(Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Rest of Europe).

In 2025, the Beer market was valued at around USD 793.2 Billion. USD by 2035, expanding at a CAGR of 7.3% during the 2023 to 2035 period. Market Dynamics Key Drivers and Challenges in the Craft Beer Market the key drivers for the market are the growing prevalence of craft and specialty beers, increase in global beer consumption, and escalating investments in sustainable brewing process.

Metric	Value
Market Size in 2025	USD 793.2 Billion
Projected Market Size in 2035	USD 1,615.8 Billion
CAGR (2025 to 2035)	7.3%

Country-wise Outlook-Beer market

Country	CAGR (2025 to 2035)
USA	7.5%

Country	CAGR (2025 to 2035)
UK	7.1%

Country	CAGR (2025 to 2035)
European Union (EU)	7.2%

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Japan	7.4%

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South Korea	7.6%

Competitive Outlook

Company Name	Estimated Market Share (%)
Anheuser-Busch InBev	25-29%
Heineken N.V.	17-21%
China Resources Beer	10-14%
Carlsberg Group	8-12%
Molson Coors Beverage Company	6-10%
Other Companies (combined)	30-40%

Beer Market size was valued at USD 864.94 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 1057.87 Billion by 2030. Along with CAGR of around 5.80%.

In December 2024, the production of beer in China was about 2.4 million kiloliters. This was a significant increase compared to the same period of the previous year.

The consumption of beer amounted to approximately 2.65 million 2.25-gallon cases in 2023. This was a decrease compared to the previous year. Beer in the United States Beer is a widely consumed beverage in the United States and around the world. It is made from water, malt, hops, and yeast as basic ingredients. There are 9,709 breweries located in the United States. The number of beer brewing companies has continuously increased during the last decade. In comparison, there were 2,670 breweries in 2012. The value of the beer market in the United States amounts to around 120 billion U.S. dollars. The market took a considerable hit during the first COVID-19 pandemic year of 2020 but has recovered since. The market for beer in the United States is forecast to further increase in the coming years and to be valued at 145 billion dollars by 2027. The beer excise tax rates in the United States vary substantially by state. Tennessee has the highest beer excise tax rate with 1.29 U.S. dollars per gallon of beer. Wyoming taxes beer the least at just 2 cents per gallon. The global beer market The Belgium company Anheuser-Busch InBev is the largest beer company in the world, with sales amounting to almost 58 billion U.S. dollars. The company owns well-known global brands such as Budweiser, Corona Extra, Michelob ULTRA, and Stella Artois. The volume of beer produced worldwide amounts to approximately 1.89 billion hectoliters annually. From 1998 to 2011, global beer production continuously increased and has remained relatively steady since. China is the leading beer-producing country worldwide. More than 360 million hectoliters of beer are brewed in China annually. The United States and Brazil follow in second and third place, with production volumes of about 194 and 147 million hectoliters of beer, respectively.

United States rose 5% of Export of Beer in 2019, from a year earlier. Need to compare country statistics and get a global overview? Find all data easily.

Middle East & Africa Beer Market is segmented by Type (Lager, Ale, and Other Product Types), Category (Standard Beer and Premium Beer); Distribution Channel (On-trade and Off-trade); and Geography (United Arab Emirates, South Africa, and Rest of the Middle East & Africa). The report offers market size and forecasts in value (USD million) for the above segments.

This statistic shows the beer consumption share in the United States in 2020, by category. In that year, the consumption of light beer took the largest share with 39.8 percent of total beer consumption in the United States.

Beer industry

Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage in the United States. The majority of U.S. consumers showed a preference for light beer during that year. In contrast to regular beer, this variety has reduced alcohol content and calories. Bud Light was the nation’s leading beer brand, followed by Coors Light and Miller Lite. The Bud Light brand generated over two billion U.S. dollars in sales in 2017. It is owned and manufactured by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest brewing company in the world in 2018. Craft beer had a consumption share of nearly 11 percent in 2020. This type of beer is made by small, independent and traditional brewers. According to the American Brewers Association, craft breweries should produce only up to six million barrels of beer annually. Moreover, only less than 25 percent of the brewery can be owned or controlled by a non-craft brewer. The cities of Portland and Seattle had the highest craft beer sales between 2014 and 2015. Samuel Adams was the leading craft beer brand during this period, generating over 263 million U.S. dollars in sales. This brand is owned by the Boston Beer Company, the country’s second-largest craft brewer in 2014, based on volume sales. The U.S. had more than 8,880 craft breweries in 2020.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Beer in Argentina from 2007 to 2024.

Statistics illustrates consumption, production, prices, and trade of Beer in Reunion from 2007 to 2024.

Learn about the secondary beer market, also known as the gray market, and how it provides a way for sellers to get rid of unsaleable inventory and buyers to access hard-to-find beers at lower prices. However, there are risks involved, and consumers should exercise caution and research sellers and beer before making any purchases.

Beer drinkers are here defined by individuals who consumed beer at least once in the year under consideration. This statistic displays the share of individuals who consumed beer at least once over the entire population in Italy between 2010 and 2023, divided by gender. According to data, the penetration rate of beer was 64.2 percent for men and 38.7 percent for women during the most recent year.

In 2023, craft beer accounted for nearly a quarter of the total U.S. retail beer market. After a decline in 2020, craft beer had the largest share of the beer market in its time in 2021, at 26.8 percent. Since then, the market share has hovered around 24.7 percent. Beer country In the 2000s, new craft breweries were not introduced in the United States very often, compared to the late 2010s. In 2022, there were 549 craft brewery openings, while only ten years earlier, that number was just over 100. Craft or microbreweries could be found all over the United States, especially in states such as Pennsylvania, California, and New York. Each of these states accounted for over 500 establishments in 2022. With 957 establishments, California had the largest collection of craft breweries by far. Leading craft beer brands With the large number of craft breweries located in the United States comes a large variety of U.S. craft beer brands, such as Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, and Samuel Adams. The leading craft beer of 2022 was a Belgian-style wheat ale by the name of Blue Moon, which generated nearly 429 million U.S. dollars of sales.

Germans are buying less beer. As of 2023, around 69.34 million hectoliters of beer were sold in the country, compared to roughly 79.7 million hectoliters a decade ago. While 2022 showed a small increase in sales volume compared to the year before, figures had generally been falling annually during the specified timeline. Grin and beer it The same decreasing trend is visible when looking at figures for per capita beer consumption in Germany. Starting in 1950 and observing roughly the next four decades, Germans drank increasing amounts, while afterward the pattern changed. However, it is worth noting that as such, consumption levels during the 1950s were significantly lower than current ones. In 2022, Germans individually consumed around 89.4 liters of beer. Like other food products and beverages, beer also experienced a significant price spike, with consumer prices growing by around 11.6 percent compared to 2022. At home and beyond Domestically, Germany had several brewery groups leading the way in 2022, recording stable sales volume figures compared to the previous year. The Radeberger Gruppe, including such brands as Jever, DAB, Berliner Pilsner, was far ahead of the AB inBev Deutschland (Beck's, Hasseröder) and the Bitburger Braugruppe (König Pilsener, Köstritzer), with around 10.33 million hectoliters sold. Germany exported less beer in recent years, with around 14.3 million hectoliters traveling to other countries in 2023.

This statistic illustrates the share of people who consume beer regularly in the United States in 2022. The results were sorted by age. In 2022, 19 percent of respondents aged 21 to 29 years stated they consume beer regularly.

On average, Germans consumed 88 liters of beer per person in 2023. Despite the fact that this is probably the first beverage most of the world associates with Germany, not least because of the Oktoberfest in Munich, in the country itself consumption levels have been falling consistently since 1990. Still active industry Changing beer consumption may be due to a variety of reasons, among them the growing selection of other beverages available on the market, both alcoholic and not, prices, as well as lifestyle and health choices among the German population. Despite consumers drinking less and less beer, the industry is still active and breweries continue to be opened. Beer is definitely one of the mainstays of the German beverage market. Domestic or imported Recent data shows German consumers are still quite patriotic when it comes to their beer choices, with 52 percent going for Made in Germany as of 2022. However, 26 percent were for both national and imported beers. Compared to other European countries, Germany was way ahead in terms of beer consumption, standing right behind Czechia. Other dedicated fans included Austria and Spain.

Sales volume of craft beer in the United States shrank by one percent in 2023. Volume growth had rebounded in 2021 after a decline in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but has been trending down since.

This statistic depicts the beer share of total alcohol consumption worldwide from 2006 to 2014. In 2014, beer consumption made up a 36.7 percent share of total alcohol consumption, down from 41.1 percent in 2006.

AB InBev, maker of well known brands such as Budweiser and Stella Artois, was the leading beer company in the United States in 2023 in terms of market share. AB InBev controlled 34 percent of the market while Molson Coors held 22 percent.