The following companies are ranked by total beer production in 2022.
15.Compañía Cervecerías Unidas SA (纽约证券交易所代码:CCU)
Total beer production in 2022: 17.6 million liters
Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (NYSE: CCU) is a beverage company with operations primarily in Chile, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay, and is one of the largest beer manufacturers in South America. Headquartered in Chile, the company generated more than $2.76 billion in revenue and a net profit of about $120.5 million in 2022.
14. Diageo S.A. (NYSE:DEO)
Total beer production in 2022: 23.9 million liters
Diageo Corporation (NYSE: DEO) is a London-based British multinational alcoholic beverage company best known for its Guinness stout – one of the most consumed beer brands in the world. However, the liquor giant is definitely not a trick to come, with more than 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, Diageo is also among the largest liquor companies in the world. The company's portfolio spans spirits and beers, with brands such as Harp, Captain Morgan, Johnnie Walker, and Smirnoff, among others.
13. Kirin Holdings Limited
Total beer production in 2022: 24.4 million liters
Founded in 1885 as a Japanese beer company, Kirin Holdings is an integrated beverage company with businesses spanning beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages. All of these events are operated by Kirin Brewery, whose current major brands include Kirin Beer and Ichiban Chibpoli.
12. Petropolis Group
Total beer production in 2022: 26 million liters
Founded in the city of Petrópolis, in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, Grupo Petrópolis is a privately held company that offers a wide range of beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic). Popular for its beer brands Itaipava, Crystal, Petra and Black Princess, the company controls more than 10% of the Brazilian beer market.
11. Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ)
Total beer production in 2022: 33.2 million liters
Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE: STZ) manufactures, imports, markets and sells beer, wine and spirits in the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and Italy. Last summer, the company made headlines when its Mexican beer brand, Modelo Especial, replaced Bud Light as the best-selling beer in the United States.
Constellation Brands has been named one of the world's most valuable liquor companies.
10. Anadolu Efes
Total beer production in 2022: 34 million liters
Founded in 1969, Anadolu Efes has contributed immensely to the thriving beer culture in its native Turkey. With 21 breweries, 5 malting plants, 1 hop processing facility, 1 preform plant and 30 bottling plants, Anadolu Efes is one of the top 10 breweries in the world, with its products sold in more than 70 countries around the world.
9. Beijing Yanjing Beer Co., Ltd
Total beer production in 2022: 37.7 million liters
With more than 30 wholly-owned and controlled beer production bases in China, Beijing Yanjing Beer is one of the largest beer companies in Asia. In addition to Yanjing, the company also owns famous domestic beer brands such as Liquan, Huiquan and Xuelu. Beijing Yanjing Beer Co., Ltd. has a revenue of more than $1.82 billion and a net profit of $48.7 million in 2022.
8. BGI/Custer Group
Total beer production in 2022: 43.7 million liters
Founded in 1949 by Pierre Castel, the French beverage company has grown to become a force to be reckoned with in the beer industry, with sales of more than $5 billion and 40,000 employees in some 20 African countries. A large part of the group's revenue comes from the African market, and its breweries are vital to the local economy.
7. Asahi Group Holdings Limited
Total beer production in 2022: 59.3 million liters
日本朝日集团成立于 1889 年,拥有全球公认的品牌组合,其中包括朝日 Super Dry、Peroni Nastro Azzurro、Kozel、Pilsner Urquell 和 Grolsch 等优质啤酒。
Between 2022 and 2023, sales of the company's flagship brewery, Asahi Super Dry, surged 35% in key Asian markets (excluding Japan's home market), as well as Europe and Oceania.
6. Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd
Total beer production in 2022: 79.6 million liters
Founded in 1903 by British and German businessmen, Tsingtao Beer has grown to become one of the largest beer brands in China. To ensure that the taste is the same all over the world, the beer is still only produced in the port city of Tsingtao. On average, nearly 40,000 bottles of Tsingtao beer are consumed every 60 seconds worldwide.
With more than 100 years of experience and a huge consumption base, Tsingtao Beer ranks among the top 10 beers in the world.
5. Molson Cornson Beverages Inc. (NYSE: TAP)
Total beer production in 2022: 82.3 million liters
Molson Coors Beverage Company (NYSE: TAP) is a multinational beverage and brewing company engaged in the production, marketing and sale of beer, malt beverage products and spirits in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. The Chicago-based company reported revenue of more than $11.7 billion in 2023, up more than 9% from the previous year, and net profit rose to $948.9 million.
4. Carlsberg Corporation
Total beer production in 2022: 102.4 million hectoliters
Headquartered in Copenhagen, Carlsberg A/S is one of the world's top 5 beer companies with more than 140 beer and beverage brands and more than 40,000 global employees.
In 2023, the Carlsberg Group was awarded the Global Industrial Water Reuse Champion Award for its water recycling plant and commitment to the reuse and recycling of water in the brewing process.
3. China Resources Snow Beer
Total beer production in 2022: 122.2 million liters
In 2021, the sales volume of Snow Beer, a subsidiary of China Resources Snow Beer, exceeded 110 million hectoliters, ranking first in the world. Until recently, you most likely had to make a long trek to China if you wanted to enjoy snow beer, but that's no longer the case.
2. Heineken Company
Total beer production in 2022: 256.9 million liters
The Amsterdam-based company is dominated by the Heineken brand and has a portfolio of more than 300 international, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders. With more than 85,000 employees in more than 190 countries, Heineken NV is able to draw strength from the different regions in which it operates and sells, driving consumer trends and opening up new market opportunities in the process.
Heineken is hugely popular around the world and is ranked as one of the richest beer brands in the world.
1. AB InBev (NYSE:BUD)
Total beer production in 2022: 518 million liters
AB InBev is the world's largest beer manufacturer by volume, with a production volume of 518 million hectoliters, accounting for more than 27% of global beer production in 2022. The company reported revenue of $59.38 billion and net profit of $5.34 billion last year. making it the largest beer company by revenue.
Recently, the beer giant has faced some headwinds in the U.S. market, as its best-selling brand Bud Light has recently sparked controversy, causing the iconic brand to lose its crown as the best-selling beer in the U.S. after nearly two decades.