The number of pizzas sold worldwide each year.
Numbers in the News: Pizza
October is National Pizza Month. Let’s chew on some delicious data about one of the world’s most popular foods!
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5 BILLION
1 OUT OF 8
The number of Americans who likely eat pizza on any given day.
TOP PIZZA TOPPINGS
- Pepperoni
- Sausage
- Mushroom
- Extra cheese
- Onions
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1.5 INCHES
The thickness of a typical Chicago deep-dish pizza crust. Regular New York-style crust is about one-sixth as thick.
13,957.77 SQUARE FEET
The size of the world’s largest pizza, which was assembled in 2023.
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2001
The year Pizza Hut sent a pizza to the International Space Station on a rocket—the first pizza delivery to outer space.
TAKE IT FURTHER: What’s your favorite pizza topping? Poll your classmates on their favorites and make a graph showing the results.
SOURCES: GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, YOUGOV, KING ARTHUR BAKING
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