Beer is the world’s most widely consumed alcoholic beverage, but much of it comes from a relatively small group of companies.
This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Melissa Garside, ranks the world’s 40 largest beer brewers by production volume using data from the BarthHaas Report 2024/25.
Together, these brewers produced 42.7 billion U.S. gallons of beer in 2024, equal to 86.3% of global production.
AB InBev Leads by a Wide Margin
AB InBev dominated the global beer industry in 2024, producing 13.1 billion U.S. gallons, or 26.4% of all beer brewed worldwide.
Its output exceeded the combined production of Heineken, China Resources Snow Breweries, and Carlsberg, underscoring the company’s unmatched global scale.
The Belgian company’s scale is especially clear when compared with Heineken, the world’s second-largest brewer. The Dutch company produced 6.4 billion U.S. gallons, or 12.8% of global output, roughly half of AB InBev’s total.
AB InBev is best known for Budweiser, while Heineken’s flagship beer shares the company name. Although both companies are headquartered in Europe, their brands have become household names worldwide.
European Brewers Dominate the Ranking
Europe had more companies in the top
