Popularity ranking · United States

The 100 most popular Sweets in United States

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest sweets in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 429 sweets tracked in United States, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Chocolate, Cake and Cookie lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 145M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 6.4M, and the largest, Chocolate, reaches around 52M people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each sweet, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are updated quarterly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated quarterly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United States. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United States, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United States. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Chocolate 52M 41.0 65.1% Sweet
2 Cake 52M 41.5 71.5% Sweet
3 Cookie 41M 40.3 69.2% Sweet
4 Ice cream 32M 39.5 66.0% Sweet
5 Flour 30M 42.6 71.5% Sweet
6 Nut (fruit) 26M 43.8 66.9% Sweet
7 Cupcake 24M 38.7 73.0% Sweet
8 Dough 24M 44.3 64.1% Sweet
9 Doughnut 18M 39.9 65.8% Sweet
10 Sugar substitute 16M 45.3 64.4% Sweet
11 Krispy Kreme 16M 39.7 66.9% Sweet
12 Smoothie 16M 40.3 67.7% Sweet
13 Wedding cake 14M 36.7 78.8% Sweet
14 Flatbread 13M 42.8 56.9% Sweet
15 Yogurt 13M 42.1 67.9% Sweet
16 Cheesecake 11M 38.5 71.8% Sweet
17 Gummi candy 11M 42.1 67.0% Sweet
18 Chocolate brownie 9.6M 37.9 69.8% Sweet
19 Birthday cake 9.4M 43.8 69.5% Sweet
20 Biscuit 9.1M 41.6 72.9% Sweet
21 Chocolate cake 9.1M 36.6 69.6% Sweet
22 Peanut butter 8.5M 43.3 60.5% Sweet
23 Gummy bear 8.3M 40.2 74.8% Sweet
24 Energy bar 7.8M 36.5 45.7% Sweet
25 Popcorn 7.3M 42.5 59.5% Sweet
26 Pancake 7M 39.8 70.7% Sweet
27 Gelatin 6.2M 38.1 70.8% Sweet
28 Syrup 5.9M 42.5 57.8% Sweet
29 Muffin 5.9M 41.0 73.9% Sweet
30 Waffle 5.3M 38.4 69.6% Sweet
31 Caramel 5M 39.0 74.9% Sweet
32 Gelato 4.6M 38.3 64.6% Sweet
33 Charlotte (cake) 4.4M 38.2 100.0% Sweet
34 Frozen dessert 4.1M 38.5 60.4% Sweet
35 Chewing gum 4M 37.4 62.1% Sweet
36 Chocolate chip 4M 38.9 74.8% Sweet
37 Pumpkin pie 3.5M 37.0 70.4% Sweet
38 Frozen yogurt 3.4M 34.7 71.1% Sweet
39 Maple syrup 3.3M 44.8 67.7% Sweet
40 Meringue 3.2M 42.3 79.0% Sweet
41 Filo 3.1M 44.1 41.2% Sweet
42 Marshmallow 3M 39.8 77.7% Sweet
43 Banana bread 2.9M 49.2 57.6% Sweet
44 Peppermint 2.8M 42.3 77.4% Sweet
45 Cookie dough 2.7M 33.3 74.8% Sweet
46 Sorbet 2.6M 40.7 73.6% Sweet
47 Crêpe 2.5M 42.7 83.8% Sweet
48 Chocolate bar 2.5M 36.8 68.8% Sweet
49 Pudding 2.3M 42.4 76.5% Sweet
50 Cinnamon roll 2.3M 40.7 81.6% Sweet
51 Fruit salad 2.2M 35.8 65.6% Sweet
52 White chocolate 2.1M 35.9 73.8% Sweet
53 Mousse 2.1M 43.8 84.2% Sweet
54 Granola 2.1M 38.5 66.9% Sweet
55 Shortcrust pastry 1.9M 47.3 72.2% Sweet
56 S'more 1.9M 41.0 67.3% Sweet
57 Celebrations 1.9M 35.3 52.6% Sweet
58 Mooncake 1.9M 43.3 80.5% Sweet
59 Nut butter 1.8M 41.5 57.1% Sweet
60 Chocolate truffle 1.7M 35.0 71.4% Sweet
61 Bundt cake 1.7M 41.6 92.0% Sweet
62 Apple pie 1.6M 43.3 69.1% Sweet
63 Macaron 1.6M 33.7 85.4% Sweet
64 Egg white 1.6M 42.0 72.5% Sweet
65 Sour Patch Kids 1.6M 31.1 52.8% Sweet
66 Buttercream 1.5M 35.5 87.7% Sweet
67 Marmalade 1.5M 43.2 79.5% Sweet
68 Sugar cookie 1.4M 35.3 86.5% Sweet
69 Fruit curd 1.3M 40.4 95.5% Sweet
70 Yorkshire pudding 1.2M 39.4 68.8% Sweet
71 Lollipop 1.2M 34.7 75.8% Sweet
72 Cookies and Cream 1.2M 31.3 68.9% Sweet
73 Sablé (biscuit) 1.2M 28.3 55.4% Sweet
74 Cake pop 1.1M 37.1 85.2% Sweet
75 Ice cream cake 1.1M 34.1 79.8% Sweet
76 Red velvet cake 1M 33.0 78.4% Sweet
77 Bonbon 1M 37.5 70.9% Sweet
78 Gingerbread 1M 41.9 85.5% Sweet
79 Milky Way (chocolate bar) 1M 38.4 67.9% Sweet
80 Biscoff Cookies 1M 30.2 52.3% Sweet
81 Godiva Chocolatier 998k 40.7 68.7% Sweet
82 Ice cream cone 943k 34.7 71.1% Sweet
83 Ice cream maker 917k 42.8 67.0% Sweet
84 Pecan pie 909k 43.4 76.7% Sweet
85 English muffin 885k 43.3 67.1% Sweet
86 Churro 884k 35.7 71.0% Sweet
87 Biscuit (bread) 884k 42.0 70.0% Sweet
88 Pumpkin bread 852k 41.6 73.7% Sweet
89 Sugar-apple 849k 40.3 70.1% Sweet
90 Carrot cake 836k 39.2 81.1% Sweet
91 Mint (candy) 832k 28.4 49.1% Sweet
92 Lunchables 822k 36.8 59.5% Sweet
93 Kouign-amann 788k 52.7 85.0% Sweet
94 Layer cake 746k 38.0 77.3% Sweet
95 Little Debbie 744k 36.9 63.7% Sweet
96 Shaved ice 737k 33.6 79.8% Sweet
97 Crepes & Waffles 735k 39.5 53.5% Sweet
98 Pepperidge Farm 733k 39.0 63.1% Sweet
99 Italian ice 728k 34.9 75.6% Sweet
100 Candy cane 704k 40.4 80.6% Sweet

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular sweets compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each sweet by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is updated quarterly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest sweet in United States?

Chocolate currently leads with an estimated audience of 52M people in United States.

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