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The History of Tea

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

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The Origins of Tea

The global tea industry is now estimated to be close to $100 billion annually. Tea became very popular across the Muslim world throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, competing with coffee as a non-alcoholic beverage. Half of the top 10 countries in the world in terms of per capita tea consumption are predominantly Muslim countries. The biggest tea-consuming country is Turkey; China only ranks 21st.

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