Dr Pepper is tied with Pepsi to be the second-best-selling soda in the U.S. Many questions remain about its origin, undefinable flavor and ingredients.

Dr Pepper has tied Pepsi for the country's No. 2 carbonated soft drink — with Coke still reigning supreme, according to sales-volume data from Beverage Digest shared with The Wall Street Journal.

Coke is still the top soda in America. But the runner up spot, long held by Pepsi, now belongs to Dr Pepper.

Pepsi has been dethroned once again. Last year, data from Beverage Digest reported the soft drink fell to the third most popular soda brand in the country after being surpassed by Dr. Pepper. Now ...

Move over Pepsi. Dr Pepper is coming for you. Sodas are tied for America's 2nd favorites Dr Pepper went from being America's fifth favorite soda in 2000 to now ranking as No. 2, tied with Pepsi ...

It’s Dr Pepper. The 139-year-old soda brand is now tied with Pepsi-Cola as the No. 2 carbonated soft drink brand in America behind Coke.

For the first time, Dr Pepper has surpassed Pepsi as the nation's No. 2 soft drink. Coca Cola is still in first place.

Dr Pepper now has a larger market share than Pepsi in the US. Armed with exclusive ad effectiveness research, Andrew Tindall believes Coca-Cola now should fear the worst that can happen.

But when comparing just Pepsi to Dr Pepper (and not including any diet varieties or other flavors), the two are neck and neck in terms of sales at retail outlets and soda fountains.

While "Dr Pepper has been gaining, (Pepsi) has been declining, and they're meeting in the middle," said Duane Stanford, editor of Beverage Digest, in an interview with CNN.

After years of slowly gaining market share, Dr Pepper inched ahead of Pepsi as the number two soda brand in the country in 2023, according to market share data from Beverage Digest, a trade ...