The much-anticipated annual QSR 50 ranking is here, and at the top of this year's list is hamburger heavy weight McDonald's with more than $32 billion in systemwide sales in the U.S. during fiscal 2010.
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| QSR 50 Rank | Company | Segment | 2010 U.S. Systemwide Sales (millions) | 2010 U.S. Average Sales per Unit (thousands) | Total Units in 2010 | Total Change in Units from 2009 |
| 1 | McDonald's | burger | $32,395.0 | $2,400.0 | 14,027 | 47 |
| 2 | Subway* | sandwich | $10,600.0 | $452.0 | 23,850 | 816 |
| 3 | Burger King*2 | burger | $8,600.0 | $1,230.0 | 7,253 | 3 |
| 4 | Wendy's* | burger | $8,340.0 | $1,418.0 | 6,576 | 35 |
| 5 | Starbucks* | snack | $7,560.0 | $1,060.0 | 11,131 | 0 |
| 6 | Taco Bell | mexican | $6,900.0 | $1,288.0 | 5,634 | 30 |
| 7 | Dunkin' Donuts* | snack | $6,000.0 | $839.0 | 6,772 | 206 |
| 8 | Pizza Hut | pizza/pasta | $5,400.0 | $855.0 | 7,542 | -24 |
| 9 | KFC | chicken | $4,700.0 | $933.0 | 5,055 | -107 |
| 10 | Sonic | burger | $3,619.9 | $1,023.0 | 3,572 | 28 |
| 11 | Chick-fil-A | chicken | $3,582.5 | $2,694.4 | 1,537 | 57 |
| 12 | Domino's Pizza* | pizza/pasta | $3,305.6 | $657.0 | 4,929 | 2 |
| 13 | Panera Bread | sandwich | $3,100.0 | $2,200.0 | 1,453 | 73 |
| 14 | Arby's | sandwich | $3,010.0 | $838.0 | 3,649 | -69 |
| 15 | Jack in the Box | burger | $2,934.8 | $1,322.0 | 2,206 | -6 |
| 16 | Dairy Queen* | burger | $2,660.0 | $540.0 | 4,514 | -25 |
| 17 | Papa John's | pizza/pasta | $2,081.8 | $863.0 | 2871 | 90 |
| 18 | Chipotle | mexican | $1,840.0 | $1,800.0 | 1,084 | 129 |
| 19 | Hardee's* | burger | $1,695.00 | $1,054.0 | 1,692 | -64 |
| 20 | Popeyes* | chicken | $1,635.0 | $1,053.0 | 1,580 | 34 |
| 21 | Quiznos* | sandwich | $1,430.0 | $420.0 | 3,103 | -600 |
| 22 | Panda Express | asian | $1,404.5 | $1,093.5 | 1,336 | 62 |
| 23 | Carl's Jr.* | burger | $1,310.0 | $1,375.0 | 1,097 | 11 |
| 24 | Little Caesars* | pizza/pasta | $1,253.0 | $460.0 | 2,800 | 152 |
| 25 | Whataburger | burger | $1,225.7 | $1,709.0 | 717 | 15 |
| 26 | Church's Chicken | chicken | $872.7 | $695.0 | 1,250 | 24 |
| 27 | Steak N Shake* | burger | $786.6 | $1,590.0 | 487 | 2 |
| 28 | Zaxby's | chicken | $777.6 | $1,548.0 | 514 | 22 |
| 29 | Jimmy John's* | sandwich | $735.0 | $753.0 | 1,131 | 162 |
| 30 | Five Guys Burgers & Fries | burger | $716.0 | $1,139.0 | 736 | 195 |
| 31 | Bojangles' | chicken | $712.8 | $1,573.3 | 484 | 27 |
| 32 | Long John Silver's* | seafood | $700.0 | $655.0 | 964 | -25 |
| 33 | Culver's | burger | $689.1 | $1,641.2 | 424 | 11 |
| 34 | Checkers/Rally's | burger | $658.7 | $830.4 | 804 | -16 |
| 35 | Papa Murphy's | pizza/pasta | $648.8 | $538.5 | 1,255 | 84 |
| 36 | Del Taco | mexican | $579.0 | $1,100.0 | 522 | 6 |
| 37 | Baskin Robbins* | snack | $565.0 | $220.0 | 2,600 | 55 |
| 38 | El Pollo Loco | chicken | $557.0 | $1,400.0 | 412 | -3 |
| 39 | CiCi's Pizza* | pizza/pasta | $545.0 | $906.0 | 594 | -31 |
| 40 | White Castle* | burger | $542.1 | $1,300.0 | 416 | -2 |
| 41 | Boston Market* | chicken | $513.0 | $1,015.0 | 491 | -29 |
| 42 | Jason's Deli | sandwich | $503.2 | $2,226.6 | 226 | 11 |
| 43 | Sbarro* | pizza/pasta | $501.5 | $623.0 | 778 | -7 |
| 44 | Qdoba | mexican | $480.8 | $883.0 | 525 | 15 |
| 45 | In-N-Out Burger* | burger | $472.5 | $1,925.0 | 252 | 13 |
| 46 | Tim Hortons1 | snack | $439.2 | $978.0 | 602 | 39 |
| 47 | Captain D's | seafood | $436.2 | $819.0 | 531 | -4 |
| 48 | Einstein Bros. Bagels* | sandwich | $400.4 | $988.0 | 583 | 51 |
| 49 | Cold Stone Creamery | snack | $385.7 | $344.0 | 1,122 | 76 |
| 50 | Krystal* | burger | $377.3 | $1,036.0 | 364 | -20 |
*Includes figures estimated by Technomic, Inc.
1. Systemwide sales from franchised units only
2. Total change in units calculated from data reported in 2010 QSR 50
