66%
of American adults drank coffee on the prior day, according to the National Coffee Association.
Source · Fall 2025
COFFEE FACTS & FIGURES
COFFEE
BY THE
NUMBERS.
Current U.S. coffee drinking habits, brewing preferences, and global demand, gathered in one source-backed reference.
THE QUICK READ
COFFEE IS STILL A DAILY RITUAL.
This page collects the clearest recent numbers from primary industry, government, and public-health sources. It is built for writers, researchers, coffee people, and anyone who wants the useful facts without the fluff.
U.S. COFFEE DRINKING
THE DAILY CUP.
The National Coffee Association’s Fall 2025 study offers the latest public snapshot of American coffee habits.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE DRINKING
THE CUP KEEPS CHANGING.
Specialty coffee, cold coffee, and multiple ways to brew are all part of the everyday picture.
48%
of American adults drank specialty coffee on the prior day, a record level in the NCA’s reporting.
Source · Fall 2025
31%
of all coffee consumed was cold, iced, or frozen blended, up from 23% in the January 2025 survey.
Source · June 2025
38%
of past-day coffee drinkers used a drip brewer, the most common preparation method in the study.
Source · Fall 2025
23% / 17% / 11%
used a single-cup brewer, cold-brewed coffee, or an espresso machine, respectively, on the prior day.
Source · Fall 2025
GLOBAL COFFEE DEMAND
A BIGGER COFFEE WORLD.
Demand stretches far beyond the morning mug, from producing countries to major importing markets.
175.1M
60-kilogram bags is the International Coffee Organization’s estimate for world coffee consumption, up 1.4% from the previous coffee year.
Source · Coffee year 2024/25
26.55M
60-kilogram bags is the USDA forecast for U.S. domestic coffee consumption in 2025/26.
Source · December 2025 forecast
121.16M
60-kilogram bags of green coffee were exported worldwide, according to the International Coffee Organization.
Source · Coffee year 2024/25
CAFFEINE CONTEXT
400 MG.
For most adults, the FDA cites 400 milligrams of caffeine a day, roughly two to three 12-ounce cups of coffee, as an amount not generally associated with negative effects. Individual sensitivity, medications, and health conditions can change what is right for a person.
READ THE FDA GUIDANCE →SOURCES & METHOD
HOW TO USE THESE NUMBERS.
Each figure links to the source that published it. Consumer habits come from the National Coffee Association’s Fall 2025 National Coffee Data Trends release, commissioned by the NCA and conducted by Dig Insights. Global market figures come from the International Coffee Organization and USDA. Caffeine guidance comes from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The figures describe different dates and populations, so they should not be combined as though they came from one survey.
National Coffee Association, Fall 2025 coffee consumption releaseInternational Coffee Organization, Annual Review 2024/25USDA, Coffee: World Markets and Trade, December 2025U.S. Food and Drug Administration, caffeine guidance
CITE THIS PAGE
Evolve Bean Coffee Co. (2026, September 28). Coffee Statistics: U.S. Drinking Habits and Global Demand. https://evolvebean.com/coffee-statistics
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