World's 10 Biggest Fast-Food Chains


Burger King

Rank: 6

Total stores: 12,512

BK, the well-known abbreviation of Burger King began in 1953 and is headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County. It has chains of hamburger fast food restaurants across the globe in 73 countries. In U.S., the number of stores is about 7,212 while outside U.S., about 5,300 franchises of Burger King exist. Stores in the emerging market ranges to 1,470.

Dunkin' Donuts

Rank: 7

Total stores: 10,083

Founded by William Rosenberg in 1950, Dunkin’ Donuts is an American global doughnut and coffeehouse company. It is headquartered in Canton, Massachusetts and it primarily competes with Starbucks and Krispy Kreme. The company runs in over 32 countries with 7,015 stores in U.S. It has 3,068 outlets outside U.S., and the company has more than 1000 doughnut varieties. Dunkin’ Brands co-owns Dunkin donuts and Baskin-Robbins. In the emerging market, the company has about 1,354 stores.

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