# Dalgona coffee

> Whipped coffee ranked first among Google’s global trending recipe searches in 2020.

- Owner: null
- Kind: Food & drink
- Sector: Food & beverage
- Seed date: 2020-02-22
- Peak date: Week of Apr 10, 2020
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 59 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Challenge, Response chain, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy

## Summary

A Korean TV tasting preceded ddulgi’s home recipe. TikTok attempts, Instagram posts and cafe takeout followed. Google ranked dalgona first among global trending recipes in 2020. Nescafé ran a later influencer campaign; a coffee-kit seller faced origin-claim criticism.

## Timeline

- 2020-01-03 — Jung Il-woo (TV) — Jung Il-woo compared Hon Kee Cafe's whipped coffee to dalgona on Korean television.
- 2020-01-13 — KBS WORLD TV (YouTube) — KBS WORLD TV’s YouTube version carried the programme date January 13.
- 2020-02-22 — 뚤기ddulgi (YouTube) — ddulgi posted a home recipe for whipped coffee over milk.

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Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/dalgona-coffee

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Dalgona coffee.” Case HIS-00107. Spread Score v1.2: 59/100. Updated 2026-10-12. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00107