QSR Magazine’s most valuable US restaurant brands report hit today, listing the biggest US restaurants by revenue. The full report lists average revenue per typical restaurant, total US revenue, franchise numbers and much more.
The top eight brands account for a whopping $229 billon in sales and sees McDonald’s tower above the next closest brand in terms of overall revenue, raking in a massive $37 billion dollars. The report makes for fascinating reading in understanding the scale and scope of franchises in the US.
Here’s a preview of the biggest US fast food restaurants from the report:
| Rank | Name | Revenue (millions) | Total US locations |
| 1 | McDonald's | 37480.67 | 14036 |
| 2 | Starbucks | 13167.61 | 13930 |
| 3 | Subway | 10800 | 25908 |
| 4 | Burger King | 10028.32 | 7226 |
| 5 | Taco Bell | 9790.15 | 6446 |
| 6 | Wendy's | 9288.09 | 5769 |
| 7 | Dunkin' Donuts | 9192 | 12538 |
| 8 | Chick-fil-A | 9000 | 2225 |
| 9 | Domino's | 5900 | 5587 |
| 10 | Pizza Hut | 5510.84 | 7522 |
| 11 | Panera Bread | 5503.64 | 2043 |
| 12 | Chipotle | 4476.41 | 2371 |
| 13 | KFC | 4417.05 | 4109 |
| 14 | Sonic Drive-In | 4408.16 | 3593 |
| 15 | Dairy Queen2 | 3640 | 4455 |
| 16 | Arby's | 3634 | 3415 |
| 17 | Little Caesars | 3530.58 | 4332 |
| 18 | Jack in the Box | 3469.17 | 2251 |
| 19 | Popeyes | 3213.06 | 2231 |
| 20 | Papa John's | 3209.3 | 3314 |
| 21 | Panda Express | 3114.8 | 2011 |
| 22 | Whataburger | 2278.62 | 821 |
| 23 | Hardee's | 2168 | 1864 |
| 24 | Jimmy John's | 2139.62 | 2755 |
See the QSR report for the full data of the top 50 restaurants.
