Table 1.
Share of global market volume of the 10 leading multinational producers of alcoholic beverages, by category
| Global market share |
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| Corporation | Headquarters | 1979–1980 | 2017 |
| Beer (Cavanagh & Clairmonte, 1985; Euromonitor International, 2018) | |||
| AB Inbev | Belgium | 6.5% (AB)a | 26.8% |
| Heineken | Netherlands | 2.8% | 10.9% |
| China Resources Holdings Ltd. | China | b | 6.1% |
| Carlsberg Breweries A/S | Denmark | b | 6.0% |
| Molson Coors Brewing Co. | United States | .8% (Molson), 1.9% (Coors) | 4.8% |
| Tsingtao Brewery Col. Ltd. | China | b | 4.1% |
| Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. | Japan | b | 3.2% |
| Beijing Yanjing Beer Group Corp. | China | b | 2.4% |
| Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. | Japan | 3.1% | 1.4% |
| Diageo | United Kingdom | 0.9% (Grand Metropolitan) | 1.3% |
| Total market share of top 10 | 27.99% | 67.0% | |
| Headquarters | 2006 | 2016 | |
| Distilled spirits (M. Shanken Communications, 2007, 2017a) | |||
| Diageo | United Kingdom | 10.8% | 20.0% |
| Pernod Ricard | France | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| Beam Suntory | Japan | 3.7% (Beam only) | 4.9% |
| Bacardi Ltd. | Bermuda | 3.7% | 2.9% |
| Allied Blenders and Distillers | India | b | 2.8% |
| Gruppo Campari | Italy | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Sazerac Co. Inc. | United States | b | 2.2% |
| Brown-Forman Beverages Worldwide | United States | 1.8% | 2.0% |
| Roust | Russia | b | 2.0% |
| Group La Martiniquaise | France | b | 1.9% |
| Total market share of top 10 | 42.3% | 50.5% |
| Headquarters | 2006 | 2016 | |
| Wine (Euromonitor International, 2018) | |||
| E& J Gallo Winery | United States | 2.5% | 3.10% |
| Constellation Brands | United States | 2.0% | 1.50% |
| Treasury Wine Estates | Australia | 1.4% | 1.40% |
| The Wine Group | United States | 1.5% | 1.30% |
| Castel Groupe | France | 1.1% | 1.20% |
| Vina Concha y Toro | Chile | 0.9% | 1.10% |
| Accolade Wines Ltd. | Australia | 1.2% | 1.10% |
| Pernod Ricard Groupe | France | 1.0% | 0.90% |
| Grupo Penaflor SA | Argentina | 0.9% | 0.90% |
| FeCoVItA Coop Ltda | Argentina | 1.0% | 0.80% |
| Total market share of top 10 | 13.50% | 13.30% |
a
Parentheses indicate rank of predecessor companies when applicable;
b
indicates the company was not listed among the leading producers in that category in that year.