Leading Brewers in the World by Volume

Belgium brewer InBev made a $46.3 billion cash bid for Anheuser-Busch, the largest brewer in the United States, late Wednesday.

If successful, the deal would push InBev, the brewer of Stella Artois, Beck's and Brahma, back into the number one position in world brewing.

Here is a list of the world's leading brewers by volume of beer sold in 2007 before taking into account any potential InBev-Anheuser deal.

Brewing Company

Country

Volume (2007)

Share (2007)

Volume (2006)

SABMiller

Britain

231.7

13.1

209.7

InBev

Belgium

225.6

12.8

215.2

Heineken

Netherlands

164.0

9.3

130.5

Anheuser-Busch

U.S.

150.7

8.5

146.8

Carlsberg

Denmark

120.0

6.8

77.8

Molson Coors

Canada/ U.S.

58.4

3.3

49.5

Modelo

Mexico

50.9

2.9

49.3

Tsingtao

China

50.4

2.9

45.4

Beijing Yanjing

China

41.1

2.3

35.7

FEMSA

Mexico

39.5

2.2

37.7

Notes

Volumes for the MillerCoors U.S. joint venture, approved by U.S. authorities last week, have been allocated 50-50 between SABMiller and Molson Coors, while Anheuser-Busch's figures exclude its 50.2 percent stake in Modelo.

Volume - Global beer volumes in million hectoliters.

Share - Global market share in percentage terms.