QSR announcers most valuable restaurant brands

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.

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