The purpose of this study was to learn the status of carbonated beverage consumption across age, gender, region and income categories among the population over the age of 3 in nine provinces in China.Methods Surveys were conducted among the population over the age of 3, who were selected from seven cities by stratified multistage cluster random sampling. Logistic analysis was used to analyze the influential factors. Results The consumption rate of target population was 24.2%, and the average daily consumption was 13.8 ml/d. Meanwhile, the average daily consumption was 172.9 ml/d among consumer group. The consumption of men were significantly higher than women (P＜0.01), which was 16.9 and 13.8 ml/d respectively; urban consumption was higher than rural areas (P＜0.01), which was 20.3 and 7.8 ml/d respectively; 15-17 age group had the highest consumption of 28.6 ml/d (P＜0.01), and age groups over 60 had the lowest consumption of 2.7 ml/d (P＜0.01).Conclusion The consumption of carbonated beverage manifested an increasing trend in China. Carbonated beverage consumption varied depending on age, gender, region, occupation and education level.