Best Beer Brands of 2026
BarthHaas 2025 brewery output; Brand Finance beer values; China filter; H1 2026 filings.
Main table: 2025 brewery output (BarthHaas)
Compiled 2026-08-12. Group revenue is in the 2026 drinks ranking. This piece ranks beer volume. BarthHaas 2025/2026 (June): top 40 about 1,586 million hl (−3.1%). The top three are more than half of that.
| # | Group | 2025 output | YoY | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AB InBev | 484.19M hl | −2.5% | 496.35M |
| 2 | Heineken | 235.65M hl | −2.1% | 240.70M |
| 3 | CR Snow | 110.30M hl | +1.4% | 108.80M |
| 4 | Carlsberg | 99.00M hl | −2.2% | 101.20M |
| 5 | Molson Coors | 74.55M hl | −6.4% | 79.62M |
| 6 | Tsingtao Group | 74.00M hl | −1.8% | 75.38M |
| 7 | Asahi | 63.00M hl | −3.1% | 65.00M |
| 8 | Yanjing | 46.00M hl | +15.0% | 40.00M |
| 9 | BGI / Castel | 44.50M hl | +1.1% | 44.00M |
| 10 | Constellation Brands | 35.00M hl | flat | 35.00M |
Yanjing moved 9th → 8th, swapping with Castel. JSC AB Inbev Efes is listed separately at 11th (~25M hl).
Brand Finance beer brand value (2025)
Top 50 brands: $117.6B. Same top three as 2024.
| # | Brand | 2025 value | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corona Extra | $13.4B | $10.4B |
| 2 | Heineken | $12.9B | $8.9B |
| 3 | Budweiser | $11.8B | $7.4B |
Michelob and Tsingtao enter the top 10 for the first time. Guinness is 10th (last time 2018). Strongest brand: Tsingtao BSI 95.6 (AAA+); Red Horse 95.0.
China names in the BarthHaas top 40
| Global # | Group | 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | CR Snow | 110.30M hl | +1.4% |
| 6 | Tsingtao Group | 74.00M hl | −1.8% |
| 8 | Yanjing | 46.00M hl | +15.0% |
| 20 | Pearl River | 14.62M hl | +1.6% |
How this ranking is put together
Main table: BarthHaas 2025 group beer output. Brand values: Brand Finance Alcoholic Drinks 2025. China four are a filter of the same list. Group USD revenue lives in the drinks post. Logos from TierMaker “The Ultimate Drink”. Default rows are S–D.
| Source | Date | What it tracks |
|---|---|---|
| BarthHaas top 40 | 17 Jun 2026 | Top 40 1,586M hl |
| BarthHaas table | 2025 output | Ten names and the rest |
| Brand Finance 2025 | 16 Jul 2025 | Corona $13.4B; top 50 $117.6B |
| The Shout | Same | Heineken $12.9B; Budweiser $11.8B |
| AB InBev H1 2026 | 30 Jun 2026 | 280.4M hl; beer +1.2% |
| Heineken H1 2026 | Same | 142.8M hl; Heineken® +5.3% |
Mid-2026: two half-year reports
AB InBev H1 revenue $31.927B (+11.5%); total volume 280.412M hl (+0.3%); beer +1.2% ex M&A. Q2 Corona +17% outside home market; no-alcohol beer revenue +27%.
Heineken H1 total volume 142.8M hl (+1.6%); net revenue €14.8B (organic +2.7%). Heineken® +5.3%; premium +6%; Beyond Beer +8%; LoNo +12%.
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