Market share of the leading RTD coffee brands in the U.S. 2022

In the 52 weeks ended May 15, 2022, Starbucks was the leading ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee brand in the United States, with a market share of roughly 41 percent. Stok held a market share of 21 percent during the measured period.

Starbucks Coffee Company

Founded in Seattle in 1971, Starbucks is now one of the largest coffee companies worldwide, accounting for over 34 thousand coffee houses in 2022, a figure that has almost doubled over the past decade. Roughly half of 2020’s Starbucks stores were located in the United States alone. The city with the largest number of Starbucks coffee houses in the United States was New York City, which accounted for some 240 coffee houses.

RTD tea brands

Another popular beverage in recent times is ready-to-drink tea. In terms of sales, the leading RTD tea brands in the United States in 2021 were Lipton Pure Leaf, Arizona, and Gold Peak. Lipton Pure Leaf’s sales numbers reached over 900 million U.S. dollars.