Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Beer is the world's most widely consumed alcoholic beverage. It is the third-most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is thought by some to be the oldest fermented beverage.
Let's take a look at some of the biggest beer companies in the world.
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: Bud Light is seen in a cooler at the Toluca Mart liquor store in Los Angeles.Photographs: Fred Prouser/Reuters
Bud Light
Brand value: $8.368 billion
Global rank: 1
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: Irish model Liz Tucker shows off her three ft hair sculpture hat at the launch of the Irish Derby in Dublin.Photographs: Ferran Paredes/Reuters
Budweiser
Brand value: $7.51 billion
Global rank: 2
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: BBAG CEO Karl Buecher, left, and Heineken CEO Anthony Ruys toast with two bottles of beer in Vienna, in a file photo.Photographs: Andrew Winning/Reuters
Heineken
Brand value: $6.058 billion
Global rank: 3
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: A view of Corona beer bottles in Mexico City's Modelo brewery.Photographs: Andrew Winning/Reuters
Corona
Brand value: $5.114 billion
Global rank: 4
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: Skol is ranked fifth.Photographs: Michael Dalder/Reuters
Skol
Brand value: $4.69 billion
Global rank: 5
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: Bottles of Stella Artois beer are displayed for sale at a store in Hong Kong.Photographs: Victor Fraile/Reuters
Stella Artois
Brand value: $4.529 billion
Global rank: 6
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: A view of pints of Guinness in a London pub.Photographs: Peter MacDiarmid/Reuters
Guinness
Brand value: $4.04 billion
Global rank: 7
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: InBev CEO John Brock holds a bottle of Brahma beer in New York.Photographs: Jeff Christensen/Reuters
Brahma
Brand value: $2.35 billion
Global rank: 8
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: Miller Lite is ranked ninth.Photographs: Michaela Rehle/Reuters
Miller Lite
Brand value: $2.31 billion
Global rank: 9
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Biggest beer companies in the world
Image: Beck's is ranked 10th.Photographs: Christian Charisius/Reuters
Beck's
Brand value: $1.55 billion
Global rank: 10
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