Stat of the Day 20: Years old for Starbucks’ famous Pumpkin Spice Latte. Starbucks dropped it on Aug. 24 this year – the earliest spot on the calendar yet. Perhaps it’s because the coffee giant has sold 600 million of the drink since it first tested it in 2003 and received a 25.7% spike in foot traffic when it returned to the menus last year.