On this day in 1894, Coca-Cola was sold in its iconic glass bottles for the first time. As well as being the Most popular soft drink (in terms of number of drinks sold), here are some other records that have ‘Coke’ at their heart:
Largest line dance
The largest line dance involved 17,000 participants who performed the Cupid Shuffle for 8 minutes at the Ebony Black Family Reunion Tour organised by the Coca Cola Company in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on 25 August 2007.
Largest soda float
The record for the world's largest soda float was one of 13,638 litres (3,000 gal) made by Coca-Cola at the World of Coca-Cola Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on 25 May 2007.
Largest spray painted picture
The largest spray painted picture measured 760.28 m² (8183.58 ft²) and was made for Coca-Cola Ýcecek by 580 students from nine universities around Turkey. It was completed at Hezarfen Airport, Istanbul, Turkey on 16 August 2004.
Most times for a product to be ‘placed’ on television
The most "placed" product on TV in 2007 was Coca-Cola, according to Nielsen, with 3,054 placements in the first six months alone. PQ Media, a media research firm in Stamford, Connecticut, USA, estimated that US advertisers spend just short of $1 billion (£500 million) a year on "product integration" on TV.
Largest global brand
According to a study released by AC Nielsen, the largest global brand in the world based on sales is Coca-Cola which in 2002 had sales of over $19 billion (£13 billion). The brand is present in 30 countries which account for 90% of the world's gross domestic product and cover all core geographic regions.
