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The Franchise Times Top 500 is an exclusive annual ranking of the 500 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

$112,500,000,000
40,031
2

7-Eleven

$95,100,000,000
78,413
3

KFC

$31,365,000,000
26,934
4

Burger King

$23,450,000,000
19,247
5

Ace Hardware

$22,386,805,955
5,583
6

Domino's

$17,779,000,000
18,848
7

Subway

$17,500,000,000*
37,147
8

Chick-fil-A

$17,090,000,000*
2,709
9

RE/MAX

$16,130,000,000
8,964
10

Circle K

$15,236,410,066
11,154
11

Keller Williams Realty

$13,581,330,486
1,088
12

Taco Bell

$13,280,000,000
7,791
13

Pizza Hut

$12,955,000,000
18,381
14

Wendy’s

$12,507,300,000
6,949
15

Dunkin’

$11,403,438,841
12,957
16

Marriott Hotels & Resorts

$7,675,000,000*
700
17

Hampton by Hilton

$7,650,000,000*
2,765
18

Hyatt

$6,700,000,000*
1,054
19

Holiday Inn Express

$6,575,000,000*
3,016
20

Tim Hortons

$6,526,000,000
5,291
21

Sonic Drive-In

$5,835,448,575
3,503
22

Dairy Queen

$5,620,000,000
7,188
23

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

$5,519,000,000
3,705
24

Panera Bread

$5,500,000,000*
2,118
25

Paris Baguette

$5,400,000,000
4,101

*Franchise Times Estimate





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