A new survey by Pizza Hut reveals that 86% of people prepare for a social gathering by ordering pizza. Other findings:
- The average person eats 288 slices of pizza per year. America collectively eats 95,040,000,000 slices of pizza a year or the equivalent of 240,000 Olympic sized swimming pools.
- 32% of people will eat more pizza in 2025 than they did in 2024.
- most popular 'unique' toppings ... mushrooms (57%) followed by Garlic (41%), pineapple (38%), anchovies (8%), pickles (8%) and cherries (2%)
- 44% of people say eating pizza with a fork is a food crime
- 34% of people have at least 1-2 pizza nights per week
- 57% of people like eating cold pizza as a leftover the next day.