How much coffee do people drink in India?

Statistics from 385 accepted quiz answers*. Updated September 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 37.5% of 385 people in India.

Where everyone lands

Low36.1%
Medium39.2%
High24.7%

39.2% of 385 people in India scored medium on the Sarahah Coffee quiz.

Question by question

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

Four or more10.7%
Three15.8%
Two36%
One37.5%

37.5% answered "One".

When do you have your first one?

Within thirty minutes of waking26.2%
Thirty minutes to two hours after waking23.8%
Later in the day29.7%
Not every day20.3%

29.7% answered "Later in the day".

What is the latest you will still have one?

After dinner14.3%
Early evening37.3%
Late afternoon21%
Morning only27.4%

37.3% answered "Early evening".

How many days a week do you drink coffee?

Every day46.7%
Five or six14%
Three or four19.5%
One or two19.8%

46.7% answered "Every day".

Do you grind your own beans?

Yes, fresh every time19.8%
Sometimes19.5%
No, I buy it ground30.4%
No, instant or capsules30.4%

30.4% answered "No, I buy it ground".

How do you take it?

Black, no sugar25.4%
Black with sugar8.2%
With milk, no sugar12.5%
With milk and sugar53.9%

53.9% answered "With milk and sugar".

What do you drink most often?

Espresso or Americano21.1%
Cappuccino or Latte26.2%
Filtered or drip10.5%
Arabic or Turkish3.5%
Instant38.7%

38.7% answered "Instant".

Is it the taste or the effect?

Mostly the taste25%
Both equally57.4%
Mostly the effect17.6%

57.4% 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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