Doughnut Facts and Statistics (2022) | By the Numbers

Last Updated on: January 3rd, 2022

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Doughnut Facts and Statistics (2022) | By the Numbers



Every now and then, I stray a bit from the normal business and marketing statistics you are used to finding here and focus a post or two on other interesting topics. With National Doughnut Day almost upon us (6/1), I figured this would be a good time to take a quick look at everyone’s favorite sweet pastry snack. Here is a quick rundown of the most interesting doughnut facts and statistics I was able to dig up. I hope you find this helpful and fun.

See also: Interesting Coffee Facts and Dunkin Donut Facts and Statistics

Doughnut Facts and Statistics

Original name of doughnuts:

“olykoeks” (oily cakes)


Earliest mention of the term “doughnut”:

1809


Is it “doughnut” or “donut?”

Either. Both are acceptable terms, although “doughnut” is the older of the two.


Official date of National Doughnut Day in the US:

The first Friday in June


First year that National Doughnut Day was celebrated:

1938


The largest doughnut of all time was created in Sydney in 2007.


Average number of doughnuts consumed by Americans annually:

10 billion


Estimated size of the US doughnut industry:

$3.6 billion


City with the most doughnut shops per person:

Boston (I am actually writing this post in one right now!)

Please note: as with all of my stats posts, I rely on third party news and information sites for my data. The posts are aimed at aggregating the data I find most interesting and all stats are linked to their source. In other words, I strive for accuracy, but don’t guarantee anything.