McDonald’s, the renowned global quick service restaurant chain, has maintained annual growth in its restaurant count for almost two decades, even during the years of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In 2024, the company operated and franchised ****** restaurants globally, marking a rise from the previous year’s count of ****** establishments.

This statistic shows the number of McDonald's restaurants worldwide from 2008 to 2014, by geographic region. There were ****** McDonald's restaurants in the United States in 2014, making it the region with the largest number of units.

The regional reporting structure was changed in the 2015 annual report. The most up-to-data regional data can be found here.

In North America, fast food king McDonald’s operated and franchised by far the largest proportion of restaurants in its home country of the United States, accounting for 13,557 units in 2024. Meanwhile, there were 1,489 McDonald’s establishments in Canada that same year.

In 2024, the European country in which McDonald’s operated and franchised the majority of its establishments was *************************. The United Kingdom accounted for the second largest number of McDonald’s restaurants in 2024 with ***** units.

Analysis of ‘⭐ McDonalds Review Sentiment’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/yamqwe/mcdonalds-review-sentimente on 13 February 2022.

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About this dataset

A sentiment analysis of negative McDonald's reviews. Contributors were given reviews culled from low-rated McDonald's from random metro areas and asked to classify why the locations received low reviews. Options given were: * Rude Service

• Slow Service
• Problem with Order
• Bad Food
• Bad Neighborhood
• Dirty Location
• Cost
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This dataset was created by CrowdFlower and contains around 2000 samples along with Unit State, Policies Violated, technical information and other features such as: - Review - Policies Violated Gold - and more.

How to use this dataset

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As of February 2023, the state with the highest number of McDonald's restaurants in the United States was California, which had ***** establishments in that month. Texas followed in the ranking with ***** restaurants in operation. Both of these states are home to many of the most well-known fast food restaurants in the United States. What city has the most McDonald's restaurants in the U.S.? Although California was the U.S. state with the largest number of McDonald’s restaurants, Houston, Texas ranked as the city with the highest number of McDonald's restaurants in the U.S. as of February 2023. The city accounted for a total of *** McDonald’s restaurants in that month. Meanwhile, Chicago, Illinois had a total of *** McDonald's establishments. How do McDonald's sales compare to other burger chains in the U.S.? In 2022, McDonald’s ranked as the leading quick service restaurant chain in the U.S., with systemwide sales totaling approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. Wendy's sales, by comparison, amounted to only **** billion U.S. dollars. Other burger chains in the ranking included Burger King, Sonic Drive-n, Jack in the Box, and more.

McDonald's is one of the world's most recognizable fast-food chains, and its UK operations are no exception. In the UK, McDonald's offers a menu similar to its global offerings, including burgers, fries, chicken nuggets, and soft drinks. However, McDonald's U.K. also adapted to local tastes and preferences, offering breakfast items like the McMuffin and McFlurry desserts. McDonald's U.K.'s business model is primarily based on food and beverage sales and generates revenue through in-store dining, drive-thru service, and delivery. McDonald's U.K. focuses on providing a fast and efficient dining experience, with a focus on consistency and affordability and has implemented various initiatives to improve its menu offerings and customer experience, such as introducing healthier options and modernizing its restaurants. You can download the complete list of key information about McDonald's U.K. locations, contact details, services offered, and geographical coordinates, beneficial for various applications like store locators, business analysis, and targeted marketing. The McDonald's U.K. data you can download includes:

Identification & Location:


  Store_ name, store_number, store_location, address, city, state, zip_code, latitude, longitude, geo_accuracy, country_code, county, 


Contact Information:


  Phone_number,  


Operational Details & Services:


  Store_hours, services, 

As of March 2025, New South Wales was home to the highest number of McDonald's locations in Australia, with over *** stores. In comparison, there were only ** McDonald's restaurants in Tasmania that same year. In total, over ***** McDonald's stores were in operation nationwide in 2025. Australia: one of McDonald’s leading international markets Famous for its Big Mac, American quick service restaurant (QSR) chain McDonald’s is by far the most valuable fast food brand worldwide, with an estimated brand value of almost *** billion U.S. dollars. The Australian McDonald’s franchise is one of the largest contributors to McDonald’s total revenue among the company’s internationally operated markets. In 2023, McDonald’s Australia Holdings Pty Ltd generated an annual revenue of around *** million U.S. dollars. Battle of the burger chains McDonald’s and Hungry Jack’s are the most prevalent burger franchises in Australia, with McDonald’s recording the highest brand score index value across Australia’s QSRs in 2024. In terms of locations, McDonald’s boasted the highest number of locations of all burger franchises across Australia in 2025 and had more than double the number of stores compared to Hungry Jack’s. Nonetheless, by a small margin, Australian consumers voted Hungry Jack’s as being better value for money than McDonald’s. Furthermore, the Big Jack was rated higher across all categories than the Big Mac regarding taste, quality of ingredients, and value for money. Popular Australian burger chain Grill’d also keeps its foot in the door of Australia’s burger market due to its extensive variety of burger options and highly-rated dine-in experience. With Wendy’s and Mr. Charlie’s having entered Australia’s fast food market, the battle of the country’s burger chains may become even more intense.

In 2024, McDonald's reported that its various loyalty schemes had more than *** million active users worldwide. The company stated that it was hoping to increase the number to *** million by 2027.

This dataset provides values for BIG MAC INDEX reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

At **** U.S. dollars, Switzerland has the most expensive Big Macs in the world, according to the January 2025 Big Mac index. Concurrently, the cost of a Big Mac was **** dollars in the U.S., and **** U.S. dollars in the Euro area. What is the Big Mac index? The Big Mac index, published by The Economist, is a novel way of measuring whether the market exchange rates for different countries’ currencies are overvalued or undervalued. It does this by measuring each currency against a common standard – the Big Mac hamburger sold by McDonald’s restaurants all over the world. Twice a year the Economist converts the average national price of a Big Mac into U.S. dollars using the exchange rate at that point in time. As a Big Mac is a completely standardized product across the world, the argument goes that it should have the same relative cost in every country. Differences in the cost of a Big Mac expressed as U.S. dollars therefore reflect differences in the purchasing power of each currency. Is the Big Mac index a good measure of purchasing power parity? Purchasing power parity (PPP) is the idea that items should cost the same in different countries, based on the exchange rate at that time. This relationship does not hold in practice. Factors like tax rates, wage regulations, whether components need to be imported, and the level of market competition all contribute to price variations between countries. The Big Mac index does measure this basic point – that one U.S. dollar can buy more in some countries than others. There are more accurate ways to measure differences in PPP though, which convert a larger range of products into their dollar price. Adjusting for PPP can have a massive effect on how we understand a country’s economy. The country with the largest GDP adjusted for PPP is China, but when looking at the unadjusted GDP of different countries, the U.S. has the largest economy.

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During the 2024 financial year, McDonald's franchise restaurants generated a total of ****** billion U.S. dollars in sales. This shows a slight increase over the previous year's total of ****** billion. The franchise sales of McDonald's restaurants have trended upwards over the past decade.

This statistic shows shows the number of McDonald's restaurants in the Netherlands in 2018, by province. Zuid-Holland has the highest amount of restaurants, whereas Zeeland has the lowest amount of restaurants. The total number of McDonald's restaurants in the Netherlands amounted to *** in 2018.

The net sales of McDonald's Australia Holdings Pty Limited amounted to approximately *** million U.S. dollars in 2023, representing an increase compared to the previous year. More information on McDonald's Australia Holdings Pty Ltd and other companies worldwide can be found on the Statista Company Database.

The market size of the United Kingdom's fast food and takeaway industry stood at **** billion British pounds in 2025. Meanwhile, employees in the sector numbered over *******. How many fast food and takeaway restaurants are in the UK? The number of businesses in the UK's takeaway and fast food sector totaled close to ****** as of April 2025. At the forefront of the industry are household names such as Greggs, KFC, and McDonald's, all of which regularly rank among the most popular dining brands in the UK. Greggs, in particular, has seen impressive growth in the past two decades, with the bakery chain's turnover more than tripling between 2006 and 2023. What is the most popular takeaway food in Great Britain? A 2023 survey asked consumers in Great Britain to rank their favorite type of takeaway food. ***** ended up being the most popular takeaway cuisine in Great Britain that year, with ** percent of respondents choosing the dish. Other popular takeaway options in the United Kingdom’s restaurant delivery and takeaway industry include Chinese, Italian, and Burgers.

This statistic shows the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) scores for quick service restaurant chains in the United States in 2025. In that year the U.S. quick service restaurant Chick-fil-A received an ACSI score of 83. How big is the U.S. QSR industry? In 2024, consumer spending within the quick service restaurant (QSR) sector in the United States grew by roughly two percent compared to the previous year. This marked a consecutive year-over-year increase since 2004, with notable declines in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Additionally, there has been a rise in the number of QSR franchise establishments in the U.S. since 2020. In 2024, the number of such establishments increased by approximately nine percent compared to 2020. What are the most popular fast foods in the U.S.? The most popular types of fast food ordered in the United States were pizzas and burgers. It therefore comes as no surprise that some of the leading U.S. QSR restaurant chains worldwide offer these popular menu options to consumers. Some of the most notable U.S. burger and pizza fast food chains include McDonalds, Burger King, and Domino’s Pizza.