Top U.S. Franchises 2024

When it comes to the biggest franchises in America, fast-food chains and convenience stores rule the roost. Just one store-oriented operation – Ace Hardware – breaks the top 10.

A couple of items of note: While McDonald’s tops the list when it comes to total revenues, #2 7-Eleven has nearly double the number of locations of the burger behemoth. Also: the popularity of Chick-fil-A is evident in its placement on the list, coming in 6^th with just 2981 locales – #7 Subway, by contrast, has 37,133 units.

Here are the top 10 finishers on the roster, ranked by revenue:

1. McDonald’s

Revenue: $129,500,000,000

Total locations: 41,822

2. 7-Eleven

Revenue: $97,885,166,233

Total locations: 82,755

3. KFC

Revenue: $33,863,000,000

Total locations: 29,900

4. Burger King

Revenue: $27,019,000,000

Total locations: 19,384

5. Ace Hardware

Revenue: $23,287,774,222

Total locations: 5,870

6. Chick-fil-A

Revenue: $22,280,000,000*

Total locations: 2,981

7. Subway

Revenue: $20,500,000,000*

Total locations: 37,133

8. Domino’s

Revenue: $18,275,800,000

Total locations: 20,591

9. Circle K

Revenue: $17,742,901,659

Total locations: 13,734

10. Taco Bell

Revenue: $15,915,000,000

Total locations: 8564

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