Beverage facts & stats

Question 1

What share of American adults had a specialty coffee in the past day in 2026?

Accepted Answer

48%, a record. It was a new record high, meaning nearly half of U.S. adults now have a specialty coffee on a typical day.

Question 2

What share of American adults had an espresso-based drink in the past week in 2026?

Accepted Answer

47%. That is up 17.5% since 2022, according to the coffee industry's national survey of 1,882 adults.

Question 3

Which beverage category was the largest in the U.S. by volume in 2019?

Accepted Answer

bottled water. Americans drank about 44 gallons of bottled water per person, versus under 37 gallons of carbonated soft drinks.

Question 4

In 2021, what share of U.S. children aged 1–5 had at least one sugar-sweetened beverage in the past week?

Accepted Answer

57.1%. Among older youth in 2011–2014, 6 in 10 (63%) drank a sugar-sweetened beverage on a given day.

Question 5

What share of past-day U.S. coffee drinkers had coffee outside the home in summer 2026?

Accepted Answer

38%. It was the highest level of out-of-home coffee drinking in the survey since January 2020.

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