How much coffee do people drink?

Statistics from 3,678 accepted quiz answers*. Updated October 2026. How these statistics work

Asked "How many cups of coffee do you drink on a normal day?" on the Sarahah quiz, the most common answer was "One", chosen by 38.5% of 3,678 people.

Where everyone lands

Low32.6%
Medium36.7%
High30.7%

36.7% of 3,678 people worldwide scored medium on the Sarahah Coffee quiz.

Results by gender

Women
37.1%
38.6%
24.3%
Men
29%
35.3%
35.7%
LowMediumHigh

In Sarahah quiz answers, 35.7% of men scored high, against 24.3% of women.

Results by age group

Under 18
38%
31%
31%
18-24
36.9%
38%
25.1%
25-34
31.2%
37.1%
31.7%
35-44
24.4%
38.3%
37.3%
45-54
24.8%
36.6%
38.6%
55 or older
44.8%
29.3%
25.9%
LowMediumHigh

In Sarahah quiz answers, 38.6% of the 45-54 group scored high, the highest of any age group, against 25.1% of 18-24.

Question by question

How many cups of coffee do you drink on a normal day?

Four or more16.7%
Three15.2%
Two29.7%
One38.5%

38.5% answered "One".

When do you have your first one?

Within thirty minutes of waking31.8%
Thirty minutes to two hours after waking29.1%
Later in the day23.5%
Not every day15.6%

31.8% answered "Within thirty minutes of waking".

What is the latest you will still have one?

After dinner26.5%
Early evening26.7%
Late afternoon23.8%
Morning only23%

26.7% answered "Early evening".

How many days a week do you drink coffee?

Every day54.9%
Five or six15%
Three or four16%
One or two14.1%

54.9% answered "Every day".

Do you grind your own beans?

Yes, fresh every time18.8%
Sometimes20.3%
No, I buy it ground41.1%
No, instant or capsules19.8%

41.1% answered "No, I buy it ground".

How do you take it?

Black, no sugar37%
Black with sugar23.3%
With milk, no sugar11.7%
With milk and sugar27.9%

37% answered "Black, no sugar".

What do you drink most often?

Espresso or Americano23.7%
Cappuccino or Latte20.3%
Filtered or drip11.8%
Arabic or Turkish27.8%
Instant16.3%

27.8% answered "Arabic or Turkish".

Is it the taste or the effect?

Mostly the taste29.1%
Both equally53.4%
Mostly the effect17.5%

53.4% answered "Both equally".

* Everyone here chose to take the quiz, and no answers are weighted to match a real population. Each question counts only the people who answered it, so a question some people skipped rests on a smaller group than the total above.

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