Asian Countries with the Most Coffee Shops

Asia has become one of the world’s most exciting regions for coffee lovers, with coffee shops appearing everywhere from busy metropolitan streets to quiet neighborhood corners. From traditional coffee stalls to modern specialty cafés, the continent has developed a diverse and rapidly growing coffee culture.

Recent global Point of Interest data highlights just how extensive the coffee-shop scene has become across Asia, with Indonesia leading by a remarkable margin.

Indonesia stands at the top with an estimated 461,991 coffee-shop locations, making it not only the leader in Asia but also the country with the largest number of coffee shops in the world.

The figure includes a wide variety of establishments, from contemporary cafés and specialty coffee shops to traditional warung kopi. Indonesia’s long history as a major coffee-producing nation, combined with its strong social culture of gathering over coffee, has helped create an enormous domestic coffee market.

China comes next, with around 190,000 coffee shops. The country’s rapidly developing coffee culture has been particularly visible in major cities, where local cafés and international chains have become increasingly common.

Vietnam follows with approximately 132,294 locations, reflecting a deeply rooted coffee tradition in which drinking coffee is an important part of everyday life.

South Korea has around 100,000 coffee shops, demonstrating how cafés have become an important part of urban lifestyles.

Coffee shops in Korean cities are often more than places to buy a drink; they can also serve as spaces for socializing, studying, working, and meeting friends. Thailand is another major coffee destination, with approximately 96,969 coffee shops, supported by both a strong local café culture and growing tourism.

Japan has around 75,000 coffee shops, combining its traditional kissaten coffeehouses with modern specialty cafés and international brands. The Philippines also has a substantial coffee-shop network, with around 60,000 locations, as coffee continues to become increasingly popular among younger consumers and urban communities.

Malaysia, meanwhile, has a growing café culture of its own, with thousands of coffee shops ranging from traditional kopitiams to modern specialty cafés. While some datasets report more than 3,500 establishments, other recent POI-based reports give a considerably higher figure, so the exact number depends on how coffee-shop locations are defined and counted.

Together, these countries demonstrate the extraordinary diversity and scale of Asia’s coffee culture.

Whether it is Indonesian kopi, Vietnamese cà phê, Japanese kissaten, Korean cafés, or Malaysian kopitiams, coffee has become much more than a beverage across the region. It is a social experience, a lifestyle, and an increasingly important part of Asia’s modern food and beverage industry.