Surprising Pizza Statistics for the United States

Surprising Pizza Statistics , for the United States.

Pizzaneed.com spent hours pouring over data to generate a comprehensive list of pizza statistics.

Here are some of the , pizza facts , they uncovered.

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Approximately , 3 billion pizzas , are consumed in the U.S. every year.

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Every second, an estimated 350 pizza slices are sold, , equaling 21,000 slices sold per minute.

At that rate, a staggering, 1.26 million pizza slices are sold every hour, , or 30 million slices per day.

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Pepperoni takes the , number one pizza topping slot, , with 39% of people preferring it to other toppings.

Following behind pepperoni, sausage comes in the number two slot with 14% preferring it, and third place goes to plain cheese pizza with 8%.

Following behind pepperoni, sausage comes in the number two slot with 14% preferring it, and third place goes to plain cheese pizza with 8%.

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The U.S. is home to , over 71,000 pizzerias.

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The global frozen pizza market raked in , an estimated 17.56 billion in 2021.

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Overall, the U.S. pizza industry generates , over $38 billion every year.

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According to the USDA, 93% of Americans consume , at least one slice of pizza every month.

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According to the USDA, 93% of Americans consume , at least one slice of pizza every month.

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On average, the typical person in the U.S. , eats 46 slices of pizza per year, , equal to a gut-busting 23 pounds of pizza.