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Beer brands

Beer brands ranked

Bud Light is the most popular beer brand in the United states, followed closely by Corona Extra. The two brands are also neck-and-neck in terms of brand awareness and consumption share.
Beer has the highest per capita consumption of alcoholic beverages in the U.S. But what are the top beer brands in the U.S.?

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  • Bud Light and Corona Extra lead in brand awareness and brand popularity
  • Blue Moon impresses with popularity
  • 24 % of respondents who know Heineken drink it
Brand awareness

Think beer, think Bud Light and Corona Extra

With 88 and 87 percent brand awareness respectively, Bud Light and Corona Extra are the most well-known beer brands in the United States. The third spot on this list is shared between Budweiser and Heineken, as both are recognized by 86 percent of surveyed consumers. Other well-recognized beer brands in the U.S. include Coors, Miller, Busch, and Michelob Ultra, to name a few. Meanwhile, brands like Brooklyn Brewery and New Belgium Brewing have room to grow in our beer brand recognition ranking, as both are recognized by less than one-third of consumers in the United States.

Think beer, think Bud Light and Corona Extra. Chart with 1 data series and 20 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Bud Light 88.0%
Corona Extra 87.0%
Budweiser 86.0%
Heineken 86.0%
Coors 83.0%
Miller 82.0%
Busch 79.0%
Michelob Ultra 79.0%
Modelo 79.0%
Samuel Adams 77.0%
Guinness 76.0%
Blue Moon 75.0%
Natural Light 72.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 70.0%
Stella Artois 67.0%
Dos Equis 65.0%
Beck's 52.0%
Yuengling 47.0%
New Belgium Brewing 32.0%
Brooklyn Brewery 27.0%
Brand popularity

Bud Light tops the beer popularity ranking

Bud Light is the most popular beer brand in the United States, with 33 percent of respondents liking it, followed by Corona Extra. Budweiser and Heineken share the third spot in the popularity ranking, followed by Blue Moon. Brands like Beck's, Natural Light, and Pabst Blue Ribbon trail behind in terms of consumer preference.

Bud Light tops the beer popularity ranking. Chart with 1 data series and 20 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Bud Light 33.0%
Corona Extra 32.0%
Budweiser 31.0%
Heineken 31.0%
Blue Moon 30.0%
Modelo 26.0%
Coors 24.0%
Dos Equis 24.0%
Brooklyn Brewery 23.0%
Guinness 21.0%
Stella Artois 21.0%
Yuengling 21.0%
Michelob Ultra 20.0%
Miller 20.0%
Samuel Adams 20.0%
New Belgium Brewing 18.0%
Busch 17.0%
Beck's 15.0%
Natural Light 14.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 14.0%
Brand consumption

They who drink beer drink AB InBev

The top three beer brands with the highest consumption share in the United States are owned by the Belgian company AB InBev. This includes joint top-ranked Bud Light, Budweiser, and Corona Extra. Brooklyn Brewery, while having the lowest brand awareness in our survey, shows an impressive consumption share: 22 percent of respondents who know the brand drink it.

Published June 6, 2024

They who drink beer drink AB InBev. Chart with 1 data series and 20 categories. This table contains the same data as the chart above in a format accessible to screen readers.
Category
Bud Light 28.0%
Budweiser 28.0%
Corona Extra 28.0%
Blue Moon 26.0%
Heineken 24.0%
Brooklyn Brewery 22.0%
Modelo 22.0%
Coors 19.0%
Dos Equis 18.0%
Guinness 17.0%
Stella Artois 17.0%
Yuengling 17.0%
Miller 16.0%
Michelob Ultra 15.0%
Busch 14.0%
Samuel Adams 14.0%
Beck's 12.0%
Natural Light 12.0%
New Belgium Brewing 11.0%
Pabst Blue Ribbon 11.0%
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