The Most Popular Pizza Toppings In America

You may never know true conflict with your friends until it’s time to split a pizza order with them.

One friend always requests either “everything” or “meat lovers,” but another hates olives and is vegetarian. A different friend wants garlic and jalapenos, but someone else has an ulcer and needs something mild. 

If your friends ever accuse you of making an odd topping request, there’s only one way to find out if you’re truly annoying: See if your preference is aligned with the rest of America’s taste in pizza toppings.

Online food delivery service Caviar has provided data on the most popular pizza toppings on its platform over the past four months, from more than 20 cities across the United States.

Cheese and tomato ranked at the top of Caviar’s data, but those have been eliminated from our list of toppings because Caviar’s definition of cheese doesn’t refer to “extra cheese” and its definition of tomato also applies to orders that included tomato sauce. 

Those two ingredients aside, Caviar’s data says these are the eight most popular pizza toppings:

1. Pepperoni

2. Sausage

3. Garlic

4. Olives

5. Mushrooms

6. Onions

7. Chicken

8. Oregano

That data slightly differs from a 2013 Foodler study that revealed the following ranking:

1. Pepperoni

2. Mushrooms

3. Onions

4. Sausage

5. Bacon

6. Extra cheese

7. Black olives

8. Green peppers

9. Pineapple

10. Spinach

Clearly, America’s dedication to pepperoni remains steadfast.

If you and your friends can’t all agree on a topping, make your own damn pizza with one of the recipes below.

• 1White Pizza With Spinach And BaconHow Sweet It IsGet the White Pizza with Spinach and Bacon recipe from How Sweet It Is
• 2Pesto Pizza With Fresh Tomatoes And MozzarellaFoodie CrushGet the Pesto Pizza with Fresh Tomatoes and Mozzarella recipe from Foodie Crush
• 3Cheesy Fontina Caramelized Onion, Chorizo, Spinach And Artichoke PizzaHalf Baked HarvestGet the Cheesy Fontina Caramelized Onion, Chorizo, Spinach and Artichoke Pizza recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 4Buffalo Chicken PizzaBell'AlimentoGet the Buffalo Chicken Pizza recipe from Bell'Alimento
• 5Meat Lovers PizzaHow Sweet It IsGet the Meat Lovers Pizza recipe from How Sweet It Is
• 6Mushroom, Asparagus And White Burrata Cheese Pizza With Balsamic DrizzleHalf Baked HarvestGet the Mushroom, Asparagus and White Burrata Cheese Pizza with Balsamic Drizzle recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 7Spinach And Ricotta PizzaBell'AlimentoGet the Spinach and Ricotta Pizza recipe from Bell'Alimento
• 8BBQ Brussels Sprout PizzaA Beautiful MessGet the BBQ Brussels Sprout Pizza recipe from A Beautiful Mess
• 9Chicken Tzatziki PizzaFoodie CrushGet the Chicken Tzatziki Pizza recipe from Foodie Crush
• 10Pizza SorrentinaAlexandra CooksGet the Pizza Sorrentina recipe from Alexandra Cooks
• 11Chipotle Cajun Shrimp And Guacamole PizzaHalf Baked HarvestGet the Chipotle Cajun Shrimp and Guacamole Pizza recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 12Marinated Kale And Whipped Ricotta PizzaHow Sweet It IsGet the Marinated Kale and Whipped Ricotta Pizza recipe from How Sweet It Is
• 13Maple Apples, Blue Cheese And Bacon PizzaFoodie CrushGet the Maple Apples, Blue Cheese and Bacon Pizza recipe from Foodie Crush
• 14Sun-Dried Tomato And Olive Pesto Pizza With SalamiHalf Baked HarvestGet the Sun-Dried Tomato and Olive Pesto Pizza with Salami recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 15Cast Iron Skillet Brussels Sprouts Bacon PizzaHow Sweet It IsGet the Cast Iron Skillet Brussels Sprouts Bacon Pizza recipe from How Sweet It Is
• 16Toasted Walnut Pesto And Caramelized Nectarine Pizza Half Baked HarvestGet the Toasted Walnut Pesto and Caramelized Nectarine Pizza recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 17Pizza MargheritaAlexandra CooksGet the Pizza Margherita recipe from Alexandra Cooks
• 18Meyer Lemon PizzaHow Sweet It IsGet the Meyer Lemon Pizza recipe from How Sweet It Is
• 19Sweet ‘n’ Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash PizzaHalf Baked HarvestGet the Sweet ‘n’ Spicy Roasted Butternut Squash Pizza recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 20Berry With Arugula And Prosciutto PizzaFoodie CrushGet the Berry With Arugula and Prosciutto Pizza recipe from Foodie Crush
• 21Burrata Caramelized Onion And Prosciutto PizzaBell'AlimentoGet the Burrata Caramelized Onion and Prosciutto Pizza recipe from Bell'Alimento
• 22Bacon, Egg And Asparagus Personal PizzasHow Sweet It IsGet the Bacon, Egg And Asparagus Personal Pizzas recipe from How Sweet It Is
• 23Red Potato, Sausage And Rosemary Fontina PizzaFoodie CrushGet the Red Potato, Sausage and Rosemary Fontina Pizza recipe from Foodie Crush
• 24Pulled Pork Pizza With Maple Leeks, Roasted Garlic And Aged CheddarHow Sweet It IsGet the Pulled Pork Pizza with Maple Leeks, Roasted Garlic and Aged Cheddar recipe from How Sweet It Is
• 25Chipotle BBQ And Sweet Chili PineappleHalf Baked HarvestGet the Chipotle BBQ and Sweet Chili Pineapple pizza recipe from Half Baked Harvest
• 26Spinach Artichoke Chicken PizzaGimme Some OvenGet the Spinach Artichoke Chicken Pizza recipe from Gimme Some Oven
• 27Crispy Shredded Sprouts And Cider Short Rib PizzaHow Sweet It IsGet the Crispy Shredded Sprouts and Cider Short Rib Pizza recipe from How Sweet It Is
• 28Thin Crust PizzaA Beautiful MessGet the Thin Crust Pizza recipe from A Beautiful Mess
• 29Butternut Squash, Sage Pesto And Prosciutto PizzaHow Sweet It IsGet the Butternut Squash, Sage Pesto and Prosciutto Pizza recipe from How Sweet It Is

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