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.