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| Rank | Company | Category | 2018 US Sales (Millions) | Ave Sales per thousands | Franchise Units | Company Units | Total Units | Change from 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDonald's | Burger | 38,524.05 | 2,768.73 | 13,229 | 685 | 13,914 | -122 |
| 2 | Starbucks* | Snack | 19,700.00 | 1,349.32 | 6,332 | 8,493 | 14,825 | 895 |
| 3 | Subway* | Sandwich | 10,410.34 | 420.00 | 24,798 | 0 | 24,798 | -1,110 |
| 4 | Taco Bell | Global | 10,300.00 | 1,600.00 | 6,126 | 462 | 6,588 | 142 |
| 5 | Chick-fil-A* | Chicken | 10,000.00 | 4,166.67 | 2,400 | 0 | 2,400 | 175 |
| 6 | Wendy's | Burger | 9,993.70 | 1,636.40 | 5,825 | 353 | 6,711 | 77 |
| 7 | Burger King* | Burger | 9,950.00 | 1,357.00 | 7,278 | 49 | 7,327 | 101 |
| 8 | Dunkin' | Snack | 8,787.00 | 933.00 | 9,419 | 0 | 9,419 | 278 |
| 9 | Domino's* | Pizza | 6,600.00 | 1,123.00 | 5,486 | 390 | 5,876 | 258 |
| 10 | Panera Bread* | Sandwich | 5,734.63 | 2,739.91 | 1,131 | 963 | 2,093 | 50 |
| 11 | Pizza Hut | Pizza | 5,500.00 | 878.00 | 7,432 | 24 | 7,456 | -41 |
| 12 | Chipotle | Global | 4,800.00 | 2,000.00 | 0 | 2,491 | 2,491 | 83 |
| 13 | Sonic Drive-In | Burger | 4,447.10 | 1,250.00 | 3,427 | 179 | 3,606 | 13 |
| 14 | KFC | Chicken | 4,400.00 | 1,210.00 | 4,019 | 55 | 4,074 | -35 |
| 15 | Arby's | Sandwich | 3,886.90 | 1,177.00 | 2,197 | 1,132 | 3,329 | 46 |
| 16 | Little Caesars* | Pizza | 3,800.00 | 874.00 | 3,700 | 562 | 4,262 | -74 |
| 17 | Dairy Queen | Snack | 3,650.00 | 1,204.58 | 4,404 | 2 | 4,406 | -49 |
| 18 | Jack in the Box | Burger | 3,466.13 | 1,553.00 | 2,100 | 137 | 2,237 | -14 |
| 19 | Panda Express* | Global | 3,400.00 | 1,616.00 | 125 | 1,979 | 2,104 | 93 |
| 20 | Popeyes* | Chicken | 3,325.00 | 1,415.00 | 2,327 | 41 | 2,368 | 148 |
| 21 | Papa John's* | Pizza | 2,720.00 | 815.00 | 2,691 | 646 | 3,337 | 23 |
| 22 | Whataburger | Burger | 2,416.00 | 2,928.50 | 126 | 699 | 825 | 4 |
| 23 | Jimmy John's* | Sandwich | 2,200.00 | 772.00 | 2,748 | 55 | 2,803 | 48 |
| 24 | Hardee's* | Burger | 2,120.00 | 1,131.00 | 1,745 | 119 | 1,864 | 16 |
| 25 | Zaxby's* | Chicken | 1,850.00 | 2,060.00 | 757 | 141 | 898 | 21 |
| 26 | Five Guys | Burger | 1,615.84 | 1,274.80 | 866 | 492 | 1,358 | 37 |
| 27 | Culver's | Burger | 1,580.00 | 2,390.00 | 680 | 6 | 686 | 45 |
| 28 | Carl's Jr.* | Burger | 1,425.00 | 1,239.00 | 1,106 | 50 | 1,156 | -7 |
| 29 | Bojangles' | Chicken | 1,296.21 | 1,741.06 | 440 | 319 | 759 | -5 |
| 30 | Wingstop | Chicken | 1,261.03 | 1,139.00 | 1,095 | 29 | 1,252 | 225 |
| 31 | Raising Cane's* | Chicken | 1,185.00 | 2,963.00 | 70 | 330 | 400 | 0 |
| 32 | Jersey Mike's* | Sandwich | 1,148.49 | 769.00 | 1,412 | 82 | 1,494 | 151 |
| 33 | Steak 'n' Shake* | Burger | 1,035.00 | 1,739.00 | 185 | 409 | 594 | 9 |
| 34 | In-N-Out Burger* | Burger | 950.00 | 2,794.00 | 0 | 338 | 338 | 10 |
| 35 | El Pollo Loco* | Chicken | 870.00 | 1,798.00 | 271 | 213 | 484 | 7 |
| 36 | Qdoba | Global | 835.00 | 1,132.00 | 354 | 389 | 743 | 17 |
| 37 | Checkers/Rally's | Burger | 824.64 | 972.42 | 628 | 254 | 882 | 6 |
| 38 | Del Taco | Global | 817.77 | 1,508.29 | 258 | 322 | 580 | 16 |
| 39 | Firehouse Subs | Sandwich | 810.95 | 711.66 | 1,078 | 37 | 1,115 | 40 |
| 40 | Papa Murphy's | Pizza | 795.58 | 568.00 | 1,331 | 106 | 1,437 | -86 |
| 41 | Tim Hortons* | Sandwich | 760.00 | 1,027.00 | 727 | 0 | 727 | -11 |
| 42 | Church's Chicken* | Chicken | 750.00 | 714.00 | 811 | 165 | 1,086 | -46 |
| 43 | Moe's | Global | 734.56 | 1,021.64 | 714 | 5 | 719 | 14 |
| 44 | McAlister's Deli | Sandwich | 678.12 | 1,633.51 | 415 | 29 | 444 | 35 |
| 45 | Jason's Deli | Sandwich | 654.32 | 2,520.00 | 105 | 173 | 278 | 5 |
| 46 | Marco's Pizza | Pizza | 621.77 | 721.99 | 844 | 39 | 883 | 16 |
| 47 | Baskin-Robbins | Snack | 612.00 | 240.00 | 2,550 | 0 | 2,550 | -10 |
| 48 | Auntie Anne's | Snack | 558.24 | 538.18 | 1,282 | 13 | 1,295 | -16 |
| 49 | Boston Market | Chicken | 557.77 | 1,259.00 | 19 | 435 | 454 | 7 |
| 50 | White Castle* | Burger | 555.00 | 1,480.00 | 3 | 372 | 375 | -5 |
*Includes figures estimated by QSR.
