China: Shanghai Fuels China's Growing Coffee Culture

Shanghai has a reputation as one of the world's leading coffee cities. In 2025, the city surpassed 10,336 coffee shops, with per capita annual consumption reaching 106.14 cups, more than three times China's national average. Delivery coffee sales reached $260 million, more than double that of second-ranked Beijing. The market has decisively shifted from price competition toward quality and craft, with localized innovations such as tea-coffee fusion drinks driving new product sales, while coffee shops increasingly serve as social and cultural hubs. On the supply chain side, Shanghai Port handles 28 percent of China's green bean imports, while nearby Kunshan produces approximately 60 percent of the nation's roasted coffee output.