QSR 50 2026: Top 50 Fast-Food Chains, Ranked by Sales

2025 Rank	Brand	Category	2025 US System-wide Sales (millions)	2025 Average Sales Per Unit (thousands)	2025 Franchised/Licensed Units	2025 Company Units	2025 Total Units	Total Change in Units from 2024
1	McDonald's	Burger	55061	4088	13062	644	13706	147
2	Starbucks*	Snack	30250	1800	6813	10047	16860	–75
3	Chick-fil-A*	Chicken	23918	7700	3219	68	3287	178
4	Taco Bell	Global	17247	2216	7124	660	7784	180
5	Dunkin'	Snack	13106	1400	9963	36	9999	231
6	Wendy's	Burger	11898	2001	5546	423	5969	36
7	Chipotle	Global	11679	3104	0	3938	3938	294
8	Burger King	Burger	11074	1660	5517	1132	6649	–52
9	Domino's	Pizza	9953	1385	6924	262	7186	172
10	Subway*	Sandwich	9200	490	18773	0	18773	–729
11	Panda Express	Global	6408	2646	185	2422	2607	102
12	Panera*	Sandwich	5894	2611	1106	1108	2214	29
13	Popeyes	Chicken	5698	1800	3101	95	3196	48
14	Raising Cane's	Chicken	5487	6580	22	891	913	92
15	Wingstop	Chicken	5343	2000	2529	57	2586	382
16	Sonic Drive-In	Burger	5242	1500	3120	292	3412	–49
17	Pizza Hut	Pizza	5094	808	6232	75	6307	–250
18	Dairy Queen	Burger	5013	1218	4113	2	4115	–97
19	KFC	Chicken	4682	1329	3433	90	3523	–146
20	Whataburger	Burger	4311	3914	253	908	1161	76
21	Arby's	Sandwich	4239	1300	2344	921	3265	–100
22	Jersey Mike's	Sandwich	4217	1360	3201	26	3227	238
23	Jack in the Box	Burger	4209	1970	1981	150	2131	–56
24	Culver's	Burger	4200	4040	1034	7	1041	44
25	Papa Johns*	Pizza	3702	1124	2832	462	3294	3
26	Little Caesars*	Pizza	3700	950	3788	586	4374	93
27	Zaxbys	Chicken	2764	2768	865	140	1005	36
28	Jimmy John's	Sandwich	2737	1000	2737	40	2777	88
29	In-N-Out Burger*	Burger	2600	6032	0	431	431	16
30	Five Guys	Burger	2313	1531	898	613	1511	23
31	Dutch Bros	Snack	2224	2115	325	811	1136	154
32	Hardee's	Burger	2027	1344	1291	201	1492	–86
33	Bojangles	Chicken	1948	2156	591	276	867	37
34	Shake Shack*	Burger	1541	4048	47	373	420	47
35	Tropical Smoothie Cafe	Snack	1513	978	1658	1	1659	144
36	Crumbl*	Snack	1483	1139	0	1101	1101	42
37	Carl's Jr.	Burger	1426	1422	942	50	992	–40
38	QDOBA	Global	1268	1700	652	175	827	50
39	Firehouse Subs	Sandwich	1209	960	1234	42	1276	43
40	7 Brew	Snack	1200	2600	578	24	602	281
41	CAVA	Global	1169	2934	0	439	439	72
42	El Pollo Loco	Chicken	1125	2300	328	175	503	5
43	Marco's Pizza	Pizza	1094	832	1139	45	1184	25
44	Freddy's	Burger	1040	1901	542	38	580	30
45	McAlister's	Sandwich	1029	1868	533	39	572	12
46	Nothing Bundt Cakes*	Snack	982	1261	771	8	779	119
47	Dave's Hot Chicken*	Chicken	966	2718	348	10	358	120
48	Del Taco	Global	919	1600	444	132	576	–18
49	Church's Chicken	Chicken	862	1138	607	163	770	9
50	Scooter's Coffee	Snack	859	999	881	24	906	57

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About the QSR 50/

The QSR 50 is an annual ranking of limited-service restaurant companies by U.S. system-wide sales. QSR magazine collected information directly from restaurant companies from March to May 2026.

* Indicates a number estimated by QSR.

The Contenders

From legacy chains to rising upstarts, here’s a look at 50 brands ready to break through in the coming years. All information in this chart, except for where * is indicated, was submitted directly to QSR magazine. The list was ranked by total systemwide sales from the pool of submissions.