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The Franchise Times Top 400® is an exclusive annual ranking of the largest U.S.-based franchise systems by global systemwide sales. The project is the result of a five-month research and reporting effort that leads to the most credible and objective franchise ranking available.



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Rank
Name
System Sales
Total Locations
1

McDonald’s

$130,700,000,000
43,477
2

7-Eleven

$98,000,000,000*
85,816
3

KFC

$34,452,000,000
31,981
4

Burger King

$27,728,000,000
19,732
5

Ace Hardware

$23,545,258,587
5,966
6

Chick-fil-A

$23,470,000,000*
3,119
7

Domino's

$19,124,200,000
21,366
8

Taco Bell

$17,193,000,000
8,757
9

Subway

$17,000,000,000*
36,502
10

Circle K

$16,866,373,657
13,922
11

Wendy’s

$14,487,400,000
7,240
12

Dunkin’

$13,800,000,000
14,096
13

Pizza Hut

$13,108,000,000
20,225
14

RE/MAX

$10,348,601,164
8,735
15

Keller Williams Realty

$10,034,000,000*
1058
16

Tim Hortons

$8,105,000,000
5,380
17

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

$7,394,000,000
4979
18

Dairy Queen

$6,343,252,000
7,772
19

Panera Bread

$5,900,000,000*
2,216
20

Sonic Drive-In

$5,400,000,000
3,461
21

Papa John’s

$4,850,000,000
5,995
22

Planet Fitness

$4,800,000,000
2,722
23

Wingstop

$4,765,233,000
2,563
24

SERVPRO

$4,505,336,219
2,313
25

Arby's

$4,500,000,000
3,596

*Franchise Times Estimate

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