TABLE 1—
Concentration of Ownership in the Global Beer Industry, 1979–1980 Versus 2008
| Global Market Share, % (Ranking) | ||
| Corporation (Headquarters) | 1979–1980 | 2008 |
| AB/Inbev (Belgium) | 6.5 (1; AB) | 24.2 (1) |
| SABMiller (United Kingdom) | 4.8 (2; Miller) | 12.3 (2) |
| Heineken NV (Netherlands) | 2.8 (4) | 9.4 (3) |
| Carlsberg Breweries A/S (Denmark) | 3.1 (3) | 7.4 (4) |
| China Resources Enterprise Ltd (China) | a | 4.2 (5) |
| Molson Coors Brewing Co (United States) | a | 3.2 (6) |
| Tsingtao Brewery Co Ltd (China) | a | 3.1 (7) |
| Grupo Modelo (Mexico) | 1.3 (12) | 3.1 (8) |
| Beijing Yanjing Beer Group (China) | a | 2.5 (9) |
| FEMSA (Mexico) | 0.84 (20) | 2.4 (10) |
| Total market share of top 10 companies | 28.0 | 72.0 |