The data shows Dr Pepper and Pepsi both at around 8.3% with Dr Pepper claiming a slight margin. In comparison, Coke captures 19.2% of the U.S. soda market and two of its other brands - Sprite and Diet Coke - round out the top five with 8.1% and 7.8% respectively.

"We are Texans, and this sweet, sticky, slightly spicy soda runs, if not in our veins, then readily down our throats on a hot day," writes Dan Solomon, adding that it "feels good

But now Coca-Cola has found itself behind Dr Pepper which has taken the second spot. Coke is still way in the lead. Just 20 years ago, Dr Pepper saw sales that were under half the sales of Pepsi. At that time, about one in nine sodas purchased in the US were Pepsi, and Dr Pepper was the sixth most popular fizzy beverage after Sprite.

Dr Pepper just beat out Pepsi as America’s second-most popular soda. If you want to celebrate, here are some mocktail ideas.

NEW YORK -- Coca Cola is still America’s No. 1 soda, but there’s a new No. 2. Dr. Pepper inched ahead of Pepsi in 2023 and the second most popular brand of soda in the country, according to research from Beverage Digest, a trade publication.

Of course, in Minnesota we call it "pop," and there's nothing you can tell a Minnesotan that will make them call it "soda," much less a "soft drink."

For the first time, Dr. Pepper has replaced Pepsi as the second-best soda in the nation. CNN reports that according to analytics from Beverage Digest, Dr. Pepper’s growing market share in 2023 pushed Pepsi from its longstanding spot since 1985.

The internet is known for giving some unconventional soda ideas, such as the viral trend of mixing balsamic vinegar with soda water as a healthy alternative to Coke. However, the latest concoction features the even more unusual combination of Dr Pepper with pickles.