How Many Skittles Fit in a Jar? (16 oz, 32 oz, 54 oz & More)
By Sweet Trolley ·
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Skittles are a favorite for guessing games because they're small, colorful, and nearly impossible to eyeball. If you've got a mason jar and a bag of Skittles — for a party contest, a candy buffet, or a rainbow jar on your desk — here's how many will fit by jar size, the quick math behind it, and a free tool to calculate any jar.
How many Skittles fit in a mason jar?
A standard quart (32 oz) mason jar holds roughly 475 Skittles. A pint (16 oz) jar holds about 235, and a gallon jar holds close to 1,900. Skittles are small, lentil-shaped discs, so they settle fairly tightly — a jar of Skittles holds about three times as many pieces as the same jar of Hershey's Kisses.
Skittles by jar size
| Jar size | Approximate Skittles |
|---|---|
| 8 oz jar (1 cup) | ~120 |
| 12 oz jar | ~180 |
| 16 oz jar (pint mason jar) | ~235 |
| 24 oz jar | ~355 |
| 32 oz jar (quart mason jar) | ~475 |
| 54 oz jar | ~800 |
| 64 oz jar (half gallon) | ~945 |
| 1 gallon jar (128 oz) | ~1,895 |
These are estimates from our Candy Jar Calculator. The real count moves with how the Skittles settle, the exact shape of the jar, and whether it's filled to the shoulder or right up to the lid.
How many Skittles fit in a 16 oz jar?
About 235 Skittles. A 16 oz pint jar is the classic classroom and office size, and it's a little more than four regular 2.17 oz bags of Skittles.
How many Skittles fit in a 32 oz jar?
About 475 Skittles. A 32 oz jar is a quart mason jar — the most common contest size. Filled to the very top and tapped down, you can get past 500.
How many Skittles fit in a 54 oz jar?
About 800 Skittles. 54 oz is the big "party size" bag of Skittles, and it's also a common size for the large plastic candy jars sold for contests — so a 54 oz jar holds roughly one 54 oz bag, which is handy.
How many Skittles are in a bag?
A single Skittle weighs about 1 gram, so the counts are easy: a regular 2.17 oz bag has about 55–60 Skittles, a 4 oz share-size bag about 110, a 14 oz bag about 400, and a 54 oz party bag roughly 1,500. To fill a quart jar you need about 1 lb of Skittles (a 14 oz bag plus a little extra); a gallon jar takes about 4 lb. If you'd rather not buy a dozen bags, you can order candy in bulk from us.
Calculate your exact jar
Got a different size, or want a more precise number? Use our free Candy Jar Calculator — pick Skittles, enter your jar size in ounces, and you get an instant estimate. It also covers jellybeans, M&M's, candy corn, Hershey's Kisses, gummy bears and more.
The quick math (for any candy)
You can't just divide the jar's volume by one Skittle, because they don't pack perfectly — there's air between them. The rule of thumb: take the jar's volume, multiply by a packing factor to account for the gaps (small, smooth candies like Skittles pack more tightly than irregular ones), and divide by the volume of a single piece. Our calculator does this for you with measured values for each candy.
Winning the Skittles guessing jar
If you're up against a contest jar, skip the math and work from the table. Identify the jar size (a quart mason jar is about 7 inches tall; a gallon jar about 10 inches), find it above, then adjust: knock off 10–15% if it's filled only to the shoulder, add 5–10% if it's clearly packed down. Most people guess far too low with small candies like Skittles, so a guess near the table value usually beats the room.
Build your own Skittles jar
Running a guessing contest, a candy buffet, or just want a rainbow jar for the office? Build a personalized candy jar with a custom label, or order jars in bulk for a whole team. For a contest where the number has to be official, our Guessing Jar comes pre-counted and sealed with the answer in a sealed envelope — nobody has to count 1,900 Skittles by hand.