# The biggest fast food chains in the world by number of restaurants (2026)

Mixue has overtaken McDonald's: the fast food, coffee and bubble tea chains with the most outlets worldwide, according to Wikipedia's list compiled from company reports.

- 151 votes · 25 items
- Jul 12, 2026 · knitter.slow
- https://even.best/en/l/2353/the-biggest-fast-food-chains-in-the-world-by-number-of-restaurants-2026

## Top 25

1. **Mixue Ice Cream & Tea** (16 · ▲16 ▼0) — Chinese ice cream and tea chain, about 53,000 outlets.
2. **Luckin Coffee** (10 · ▲10 ▼0) — Chinese coffee chain, about 35,000 stores.
3. **KFC** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — Nearly 32,000 restaurants.
4. **Starbucks** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — About 41,000 coffee shops.
5. **Wallace** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Chinese burger and fried chicken chain, about 20,000 outlets.
6. **McDonald's** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — About 45,000 restaurants.
7. **Subway** (6 · ▲9 ▼3) — About 35,000 sandwich shops.
8. **Domino's** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Over 20,000 pizzerias.
9. **Hunt Brothers Pizza** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Over 10,000 outlets, mostly in convenience stores.
10. **Tastien** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Chinese burger chain, about 9,600 outlets.
11. **Krispy Kreme** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Over 10,000 points of sale.
12. **Wendy's** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — About 7,200 restaurants.
13. **Chagee** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Chinese tea chain, over 6,000 stores.
14. **Taco Bell** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — About 8,200 restaurants.
15. **Papa John's** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — About 5,600 pizzerias.
16. **Pizza Hut** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Nearly 20,000 restaurants.
17. **ChaPanda** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Chinese tea chain, about 8,000 stores.
18. **Baskin-Robbins** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Over 7,800 ice cream shops.
19. **Tim Hortons** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — About 5,700 coffee shops.
20. **Dunkin'** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — About 12,700 shops.
21. **Auntea Jenny** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Chinese tea chain, about 9,400 stores.
22. **Dairy Queen** (0 · ▲3 ▼3) — Over 7,500 restaurants.
23. **Burger King** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — About 19,900 restaurants.
24. **Good Me** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — Chinese tea drinks chain, about 9,700 stores.
25. **Cotti Coffee** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Chinese coffee chain, about 10,000 stores.

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