How many McDonald's are there in the world?

Last Modified Dec 1, 2022 18:26 GMT

McDonald's has over 38,000 restaurants in over 100 countries and territories around the world.

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This number has increased annually for the last 16 years. Some reports suggest that one new outlet opens its doors every five hours, while others say it is more like 15 hours, and so on. Regardless of the frequency, it appears that McDonald's opens around 1,000 new stores a year.

In the first quarter of this year, sales increased by 11.8% according to its website. The news comes despite the burger joint pulling its operations out of Russia due to the ongoing war with Ukraine.

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The returns on opening a McDonald's site could be as high as 4 million a year, according to McDonald's. As of 2022, McDonald's, the second-largest private employer in the world, operates locations in over half of the planet's countries on six different continents.

Which country has the most McDonald's?

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The United States has more McDonald's restaurants than any other country. According to Statista, there were 13,438 McDonald's locations in the United States in 2021. In 2020, this figure was 235 locations greater, reaching 13,673. There were 14,339 McDonald's locations in the U.S. between 2012 and 2021.

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Canada has 1,452 restaurants. Located off the south-east coast of the United States, Cuba has only one McDonald's, five less than the substantially smaller Guam in the Western Pacific.

Which countries don’t have McDonald’s?

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The countries without McDonald’s are -

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Iceland, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan Swaziland, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City/Holy See, Yemen, and Zimbabwe.

Where is the largest McDonald’s in the world?

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The largest McDonald's in the United States is located in Orlando, Florida, on International Drive. It is also the largest McDonald's in the world and is dubbed the world's largest entertainment McDonald's.

FAQs

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Q. When was McDonald’s founded?

A. McDonald’s was founded on May 15, 1940.

Q. Who founded McDonald’s?

A. McDonald’s was founded by siblings Richard and Maurice McDonald, but later was turned into a franchise corporation and eventually bought by Ray Kroc.

Q. Who is the current CEO of McDonald’s?

A. Christopher John Kempczinski is the president and chief executive officer of the McDonald's Corporation.

Q. Where is the McDonald’s headquarters?

A. The McDonald’s headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois, United States.

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