1) The UK coffee shop market is worth £15 billion a year.

In the UK, there are over 30,000 cafes, coffee shops, and other establishments that sell coffee, and the market for these establishments is thought to be worth £15 billion annually.

2) Despite its fondness of the drink, the UK does not rank among the top 25 nations in terms of per capita consumption.

Despite being a country of coffee enthusiasts, the Brits are not even close to some of the world’s biggest players. The average annual consumption of the Finns is 12 kilogrammes, compared to 9.9 kilogrammes for Norway, which comes in second. The UK ranks 44th among the top coffee-consuming nations in the world with a per capita consumption of just 2.8 kg.

3) Takeout coffee sales are five times higher than takeaway tea sales.

Although it may be because they don’t trust anybody else to make a nice cup of tea, Brits much prefer their coffee to tea when ordering take-away beverages outside the home. Over a five-year period, 360 million cups of takeaway coffee have been sold as opposed to 65 million cups of takeaway tea. This indicates that every 11 seconds, a cup of coffee is sold for takeout.

4) Millennials are the most likely generation to visit coffee shops.

The millennial generation, those who were born in the final two decades of the 20th century, are the ones who frequent coffee shops the most. In fact, this group was found to have the highest likelihood of visiting on a weekly, daily, and multiple daily basis. Additionally, they were the least likely to claim that they never went to a coffee shop.

5) Costa is the most popular coffee shop chain in the UK.

Despite being the largest chain of coffee shops in the world, Starbucks barely cracks the top three in the UK. In terms of the quantity of coffee shops, Costa is clearly in the lead. Compared to just over 1,000 Starbucks locations, there are over 2,400 Costa coffee shops. Even Greggs, which has limited in-store amenities, outperforms the brand with its headquarters in Seattle.