How Many Skittles Are in a Bag? (We Worked It Out So You Don’t Have To)

I’ll admit it, I’ve eaten an entire bag of Skittles in one sitting.

You probably have too. It always starts with “just a handful” and ends with an empty bag and sticky fingers.

And one day, mid sugar rush, I wondered: How many Skittles are actually in here?

Surely someone has counted, right? Spoiler: not really. So I did the sweet math myself.

Why Nobody Can Agree on the Skittles Count

You’d think this would be simple, just open the bag and count. But here’s the twist:

Skittles are sold by weight, not by number.

That means every bag is a little different depending on:

• The flavor mix (Wild Berry weighs a bit different than Sour)
• Tiny differences in candy coating
• Even the amount of air in each bag

So if you’ve seen different answers online, 50, 60, 70, they’re all technically right.

Each rainbow is unique.

The “Skittles by Weight” Trick

Here’s the easy math I worked out while surrounded by open bags (for science, obviously):

Each Skittle weighs about 1 gram, and there are 28 grams in an ounce.

So roughly, you get 25 Skittles per ounce.

Boom, instant Skittles formula:

Total ounces × 25 = Approximate number of Skittles

And yes, I double-checked with a kitchen scale and my stomach. It checks out.

Skittles Bag Size vs. Real Count (Based on Actual Counting and Regret)

What the Internet Thinks (Because Of Course They’ve Argued About It)

I wasn’t the only one who got curious.

People online have strong Skittles feelings.

After digging through Reddit and TikTok, the general consensus?

About 50–58 Skittles per regular bag.

And somehow, red always shows up more than the others. Coincidence? I think not.

How Many Skittles Fit in a Jar? (Because We’ve All Played That Game)

We’ve all been there, a mason jar full of Skittles at a party with a sign that says, “Guess how many!”

Here’s the quick math for your next office guessing game:

Pro tip: Guess high. Everyone underestimates how much air is hiding between the colors. One TikToker even counted 1,674 Skittles in a 64 oz jar, and honestly, that’s dedication.

Of course, these are just estimates. The actual number of Skittles in a jar may be more or less than what is stated above.

Here is a cool video of people trying to guess how much pieces of candy are in jar.

Do Skittle Colors Show Up Evenly? (Nope.)

One Reddit hero actually sorted a whole regular sized bag by color, respect, and here’s what they found:

My Final Thought: The Sweetest Kind of Math

After eating my way through this experiment, I can confirm: Skittles don’t promise precision, they promise color, chaos, and joy.

So next time someone asks, “How many Skittles are in this bag?”

Just smile and say, “Depends on how generous the rainbow felt today.”