Pepsi knocked out of America's top selling soft drinks
FILE - Coca-Cola soft drinks are offered for sale at a grocery store on December 11, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Americans are changing their soft drink choices, as the 10 most popular brands show new pop and fizz in the rankings.
Most popular soft drinks
The backstory:
"Beverage Digest," a trade publication covering the beverage industry, ranked America’s top 10 most popular choices for carbonated soft drinks in 2024 based on sales data.
The ranking:
Coca-Cola Classic maintained the top spot in 2024 as America’s best selling soft drink.
In second place came Dr. Pepper, for the second year in a row.
But new this year is the pop that takes the number three spot, which had been held by Pepsi. But Sprite jumped to number three in 2024, pushing Pepsi down to fourth place.
Diet Coke landed at number five, followed by Mountain Dew, Coke Zero, Diet Pepsi, Fanta and Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
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The rise of Dr. Pepper
The backstory:
Dr. Pepper surpassed Pepsi back in 2023 as the second best-selling pop.
America’s favorite beverages
Big picture view:
The best-selling beverage in the U.S. in 2024 was bottled water.
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The Source: Information in this article was taken from a Beverage Digest report, which takes reported sales data from Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and other beverage companies obtained from confidential and public sources. The report was provided to FOX Television Stations. This story was reported from Detroit, hence the occasional "pop" reference instead of "soda."