Counting down from 11 to 1, here are the beers people actually drank the most in 2025. Do not expect good beers, do not expect craft beers! Some on the list of the best selling beers will surprise you, while others will not….
These are though the top 11 best selling bars globally by volume.
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11. Sapporo Premium
Sapporo sold over 2.3 million hectoliters worldwide in 2025. Japanese lager that travels well. Seen in Tokyo izakayas, Vancouver patios, Sydney backyards. Clean, crisp, dry, reliable. It doesn’t dominate any market but its international footprint puts it in the top eleven globally. Easy to drink, easy to pour, you rarely see it go wrong.
10. Stella Artois
Stella Artois sold about 3.1 million hectoliters last year. Belgian lager exported across Europe, North America, Africa, and Asia. Smooth, pale, approachable. It’s the go-to imported beer in smaller markets and pubs where locals want a familiar pale lager. Steady volume keeps it in the top ten even though it doesn’t dominate anywhere.
9. Tsingtao Beer
Tsingtao sold roughly 4.8 million hectoliters in 2025. Chinese export lager that also dominates at home. Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North America, anywhere with Chinese communities. Slightly malty, crisp, pale lager. It’s a familiar taste for millions and moves a serious amount of beer.
8. Yanjing Beer
Yanjing moved about 5.5 million hectoliters. Mostly domestic in China, especially Beijing, Tianjin, and northern provinces. Light, easy to drink, available everywhere. In bars, small restaurants, and street stalls, people buy it by the crate. Domestic demand alone pushes it onto the global list.
7. Heineken
Heineken sold 7.4 million hectoliters in 2025. Dutch lager that is poured across every continent. Europe, Africa, South America, Asia. Often in airports, bars, clubs. Not number one anywhere, but the ubiquity keeps the litres flowing. Not a good beer at all.
6. Harbin Beer
Harbin shifted about 8.2 million hectoliters last year. Northeast Chinese lager that also reaches eastern Russia. Malty, approachable, familiar, cheap. People drink it in crates in small towns, markets, and alleys. Historic brand that still moves serious numbers, quietly dominating northern Chinese cities.
5. Corona Extra
Corona Extra sold around 10.5 million hectoliters in 2025. Mexico’s export king. Light, crisp, lime optional. Worldwide export, North America, Europe, Asia. Sun, sand, beach bars, plastic cups. This beer has a global image and moves colossal volume every year.
4. Skol
Skol sold 12.7 million hectoliters globally. Huge in Brazil and parts of Africa. Cheap, pale, approachable, and everywhere. Street bars, market stalls, backyard cookouts, festivals. Regional dominance pushes it into the top four. People drink it by the case in places Westerners barely notice.
3. Bud Light
Bud Light sold 15.9 million hectoliters. American macro lager. People drink it by the case at parties, sports stadiums, backyards. Mostly domestic US consumption but the sheer numbers put it into global top three. Light, easy, unpretentious, exactly what American macro lager is supposed to be. AWFUL BEER.
2. Budweiser
Budweiser moved 17.3 million hectoliters worldwide. Another American classic. Poured in the US, Latin America, Europe, and parts of Asia. Pale, easy drinking, everywhere. Stadiums, bars, barbecues, alleyways. Consistent global demand keeps it firmly at number two.
1. Snow Beer
Snow Beer is the undisputed world champion of beer volume. Over 100 million hectoliters sold in 2025. Dominates China’s domestic market from Beijing alley dives to Guangzhou street stalls. Cheap, light, omnipresent. Westerners barely notice it but globally it towers above every other beer. Bars, restaurants, night markets, karaoke dens, festival tables. Snow is what the world actually drank.
Conclusions…..
Where to begin? Well this is proof that quantity usually beats quality and that mass produced still rules the day. We also got to see that Coronavirus couldn’t kill off Corona any better than Dylan Mulvaney could Bud Light.
Yet while these might not be the classiest of beers, they still make a hole heap of people happy!.
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