How many currywurst sausages are sold in Berlin every year?

70 million. That's how many currywurst sausages are sold in Berlin every year. That's more sausages than there are residents! So it's time to take a closer look at this figure (and the sausage behind it).

🍛 70 million currywurst sausages a year – Berlin's consumer madness

According to currywurst fans and statistics enthusiasts, around 70 million currywurst sausages are sold and eaten in Berlin every year. In plain language, that means:

• ~192,000 currywurst sausages per day in Berlin alone!
• With around 4 million inhabitants, that would theoretically be around 17 currywurst sausages per person per year – more “curry” per capita than subway rides during rush hour!

And that's without counting the countless tourists who plan to eat at least one currywurst (usually two) during their trip to Berlin.

🌍 Comparison: Berlin vs. the rest of Germany

Berlin may be the currywurst capital in terms of heart, but things get even more intense across Germany as a whole:

• Around 800 million currywursts are sold every year throughout Germany. This means that Germany as a whole consumes more than 10 times what is eaten in Berlin alone – which is logical given its population of almost 83 million.
• Many cities in the Ruhr area (North Rhine-Westphalia) often come out on top when it comes to snack bar density and local currywurst culture per person. Krefeld is named the “currywurst capital” in terms of currywurst density per capita.

If you like, Berlin may not be the currywurst capital per capita, but it is definitely the funniest, tastiest, and most tourist-plagued curry city.

🌭 The currywurst stands: Where it sizzles and smells good everywhere

How many currywurst stands are there in Berlin?

These magical snack bars can be found all over Berlin, serving currywurst in summer and winter alike. There are an estimated 2,000 currywurst stands in the city – so there really is a little red-sauce promise on every corner.

From legendary places like Curry 36 in Kreuzberg to the small corner stands in Prenzlauer Berg or Friedrichshain – it's bubbling everywhere. Where can you find the best currywurst in Berlin? 👉 Here the best currywurst snack bars in Berlin.

📜 A little history, because it's fun

Where did all this currywurst madness come from anyway? Grab a dollop of ketchup:

• It was invented by Berlin native Herta Heuwer in 1949 (currywurst comes from Berlin!) – she mixed tomato sauce, curry powder, and something British together, and boom: currywurst was born.
• At its peak, she sold up to 10,000 sausages a week to construction workers and anyone else who wanted one.
• Berlin even had a currywurst museum – absolute cult status!

At the time, it was about as revolutionary as the first kebab with extra onions – and just as delicious.

🤓 A few curious but true fun facts

• Berliners sometimes even eat currywurst for breakfast – not officially recommended, but it sounds delicious.
• Currywurst is now so widespread that it is celebrated in songs, books, and of course on Instagram.
• And although Berlin loves the sausage, it has long since gained fans in other cities: Cologne, Hamburg, Munich – you can get curry everywhere, but usually not quite as good as in Berlin (sorry, Bavaria). 😉

📅 Development over the years

Currywurst used to be an emergency solution after the war. Today it is:

✔️ a cult dish
✔️ a daily companion for the hungry
✔️ a matter of course in everyday life

And the numbers show it: from the first small stand in 1949 to 70 million currywurst sausages per year today – in a city where even the subway drivers know when currywurst rush hour begins.

🍽️ Berlin without currywurst? Unimaginable!

Whether you prefer it with or without the casing, with fries or on the go—currywurst is more than just a snack:

➡️ It's a piece of Berlin's soul.
➡️ A social institution.
➡️ And with 70 million sold each year, it's also a very good excuse to visit Berlin more often.

And if you want to make your own currywurst at home, get the right curry powder here, or give it to a friend as a gift!