What’s the most popular beer in China?

What’s the top selling beer in China’s 31* different provinces and cities? We break down the most popular beers province by province, based on the latest report by a Chinese research firm.

Chances are that you probably never heard of Snow beer, a lager originally developed in a joint venture between China Resources and SABMiller. Yet it’s the most ubiquitous and consumed beer in China, the world’s biggest beer market. AB InBev’s Budweiser, as well as Shandong-based Tsingtao Beer, Carlsberg are among brands drunk in almost every province, according to a report by Chinese research company Denghong Yanjiu.

But local breweries such as Lhasa Beer from China’s remote Tibet is a favourite among Tibetans, while Jinxing Beer, produced in the Henan province, and Beijing Yanjing beer made in the Chinese capital, are also popular.

We have rounded up all of the provinces’ favourite beers brands. Click through the pages to see each beer brand’s market share in each province and city.

*The report by the Chinese research company excluded Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. 

Northeastern China

● Heilongjiang province:

Budweiser 46%

Tsingtao Beer 5%

● Jilin province:

Snow 51.5%

Budweiser 39%

Tsingtao Beer 9.5%

● Liaoning province

Snow 67%

Tsingtao Beer 16%

Budweiser 15%

● Inner Mongolia:

Beijing Yanjing 50.5%

Snow 42%

Tsingtao Beer 6.5%

● Beijing:

Beijing Yanjing 73%

Tsingtao Beer 18%

Snow 7%

● Tianjin:

Snow 46%

Tsingtao Beer 23.5%

Budweiser 16.5%

● Hebei province:

Tsingtao 43%

Snow 27.5%

Beijing Yanjing 22.5%

● Shandong province:

Tsingtao Beer 78%

Snow 15%

Northwestern China

● Shanxi province:

Tsingtao Beer 54.5%

Snow 29.5%

● Shaanxi province:

Tsingtao Beer 79.8%

Snow 20.2%

● Ningxia province:

Carlsberg 80%

● Gansu province:

Tsingtao Beer 39%

Snow 32%

● Qinghai province

Snow 49%

Huanghe Beer 41%

Tsingtao Beer10%

● Xinjiang province:

Carlsberg 60.2%

Beijing Yanjing 34.8%

Tsingtao Beer 5%

● Tibet:

Lhasa Beer 70%

Snow 30%

Southwestern China

● Sichuan province:

Snow 79%

Tsingtao Beer 7.5%

Budweiser 7.5%

Beijing Yanjing 6%

● Chongqing:

Carlsberg 81%

Snow 14%

● Guizhou province

Snow 84.5%

Beijing Yanjing 10.5%

● Yunnan province:

Carlsberg 40%

Beijing Yanjing 38%

Snow 12%

● Guangxi province

Beijing Yanjing 92%

Tsingtao Beer 5%

Snow 3%

Southern, central and rest of China

● Hainan province

Tsingtao Beer 52.5%

Anchor Beer 26.5%

Beijing Yanjing 21%

● Guangdong province:

Tsingtao Beer 29%

Snow 25%

Budweiser 24.5%

● Hunan province:

Beijing Yanjing 25%

Snow 23%

Tsingtao Beer 10%

● Hubei province:

Budweiser 58%

Snow 28%

Tsingtao Beer 7%

●Henan province:

Jinxing Beer 40%

Budweiser 22%

Snow 18%

●Jiangxi province

Budweiser 79.5%

Beijing Yanjing 10.5%

Snow 5%

● Fujian province:

Budweiser 58%

Tsingtao Beer 21%

Snow 15%

● Zhejiang province:

Snow 31%

Budweiser 31%

Tsingtao Beer 21%

● Anhui province:

Snow 72%

Tsingtao Beer 17%

Carlsberg 11%

● Jiangsu province:

Snow 54%

Tsingtao Beer 38%

Budweiser 8%

● Shanghai:

Tsingtao Beer 70.5%

Snow 19.7%