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Top 25 Fast food chains worldwide
RevenueBase identified 594 fast food chains worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 462,026 professional contacts across them, including 9,223 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.
This list covers fast food chains worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for fast food chains follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest fast food chains worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 201,294 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over locations in over 100 countries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 71,731 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “The year is 1954.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 35,804 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Tim Hortons is more than a coffee shop – it’s one of the largest restaurant chains in North America and the largest in Canada.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 30,969 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “SONIC®, America’s Drive-In®, is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 18,141 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Waffle House restaurants have been serving Good Food Fast® since 1955.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 13,864 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “KFC Corporation, based in Plano, Texas, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 13,854 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Jack in the Box has always been the place for those who live outside the box.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 9,963 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “In-N-Out Burger was founded in 1948 by Harry and Esther Snyder in Baldwin Park, California, and remains privately owned and operated.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 7,867 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “History:*1986: The first Five Guys location opens in Arlington, VA.*1986 - 2001: Five Guys opens five locations around the DC metro-area and perfected their business of making…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 4,420 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We’ve got the boldest burgers on the block.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 3,698 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “White Castle, America's first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot and tasty Sliders since 1921.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 1,948 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 1,691 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Carrols Restaurant Group, LLC, headquartered in Syracuse, NY, is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International, Inc.(RBI).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 1,609 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “When we put the words burgers, shakes and fries on the outside of our building it’s a commitment - not only to you, but to ourselves to always strive to serve the absolute best.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 1,401 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At Habit Burger & Grill, a subsidiary of Yum!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 1,398 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “It was on October 24, 1932, when the nation’s first Krystal restaurant opened its doors on the corner of Seventh and Cherry Streets in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee amid the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 1,265 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 1,121 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Jollibee is a company based out of 6955 Mission St, Daly City, California, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 1,112 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 1,038 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “At St-Hubert Group, we are committed to delivering happiness.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 715 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Five Guys has been a Washington, DC area favourite since 1986 when Jerry and Janie Murrell offered sage advice to the four young Murrell brothers:"Start a business or go to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 589 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Those fast-casual better-burger guys best watch out: Hwy 55 has drawn a roadmap to success."- Full Service Restaurant Magazine Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries has been serving up…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 508 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Since 1947, Shoney's® has served fresh, tasty food at affordable prices in a place that feels just like home.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 486 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Wayback Burgers is uncomplicated and honest.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 446 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Over the last 60 years, Fatburger has built its reputation as America’s best fast casual, gourmet hamburger restaurant.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: fast food chains. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names fast food chains.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of fast food chains, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name fast food chains. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Fast food chains worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among fast food chains, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- 3 countries, largest first: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada. Country and city lists for fast food chains are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “fast food chains”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names fast food chains), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among fast food chains, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 9,223 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Fast food chains by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Fast food chains list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names fast food chains, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many fast food chains are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 594 fast food chains worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Mcdonald's, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most fast food chains?
The United States leads with 467 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (66) and Canada (61). Every fast food chains list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most fast food chains?
London leads with 19 headquartered companies, followed by New York (13) and Toronto (11).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 9,223 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 594 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 fast food chains worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 594 matching company records for fast food chains worldwide, with 462,026 tracked contacts and 9,223 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 fast food chains worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonald'smcdonalds.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Chicago, IL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 201,294 contacts → |
“McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over locations in over 100 countries.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Burger Kingbk.com HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Miami, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 71,731 contacts → |
“The year is 1954.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | TIM Hortonstimhortons.ca HQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: Not recorded | Toronto, ON, Canada | Not recorded | Exact match | 35,804 contacts → |
“Tim Hortons is more than a coffee shop – it’s one of the largest restaurant chains in North America and the largest in Canada.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | SONICsonicdrivein.com HQ: Atlanta, GA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Atlanta, GA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 30,969 contacts → |
“SONIC®, America’s Drive-In®, is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Waffle House, INCwafflehouse.com HQ: Norcross, GA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Norcross, GA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 18,141 contacts → |
“Waffle House restaurants have been serving Good Food Fast® since 1955.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | KFC USkfc.com HQ: Plano, TX, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Plano, TX, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,864 contacts → |
“KFC Corporation, based in Plano, Texas, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Jack In The BOXjackinthebox.com HQ: San Diego, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | San Diego, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,854 contacts → |
“Jack in the Box has always been the place for those who live outside the box.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | In-N-Out Burgerin-n-out.com HQ: Irvine, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Irvine, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,963 contacts → |
“In-N-Out Burger was founded in 1948 by Harry and Esther Snyder in Baldwin Park, California, and remains privately owned and operated.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Five Guys Enterprisesfiveguys.com HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 7,867 contacts → |
“History:*1986: The first Five Guys location opens in Arlington, VA.*1986 - 2001: Five Guys opens five locations around the DC metro-area and perfected their business of making…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Checkers & Rally S Drive-In Restaurantscheckers.com HQ: Tampa, FL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Tampa, FL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 4,420 contacts → |
“We’ve got the boldest burgers on the block.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | White Castlewhitecastle.com HQ: Columbus, OH, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Columbus, OH, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,698 contacts → |
“White Castle, America's first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot and tasty Sliders since 1921.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Hardeeshardees.com HQ: New York, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | New York, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,948 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 13 | Carrols Corporationcarrols.com HQ: Syracuse, NY, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Syracuse, NY, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,691 contacts → |
“Carrols Restaurant Group, LLC, headquartered in Syracuse, NY, is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International, Inc.(RBI).” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Johnny Rocketsjohnnyrockets.com HQ: Lake Forest, CA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Lake Forest, CA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,609 contacts → |
“When we put the words burgers, shakes and fries on the outside of our building it’s a commitment - not only to you, but to ourselves to always strive to serve the absolute best.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Habit Burger & Grillhabitburger.com HQ: Irvine, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Irvine, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,401 contacts → |
“At Habit Burger & Grill, a subsidiary of Yum!” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Krystal Restaurants LLCkrystal.com HQ: Dunwoody, GA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Dunwoody, GA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,398 contacts → |
“It was on October 24, 1932, when the nation’s first Krystal restaurant opened its doors on the corner of Seventh and Cherry Streets in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee amid the…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | CKE Restaurants, INCckr.com HQ: Franklin, TN, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Franklin, TN, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,265 contacts → |
“About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Jollibeejollibee.com.ph HQ: Daly City, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Daly City, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 1,121 contacts → |
“Jollibee is a company based out of 6955 Mission St, Daly City, California, United States.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Carls JRcarlsjr.com HQ: Santa Ana, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Santa Ana, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 1,112 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 20 | Groupe St-Hubertst-hubert.com HQ: Boisbriand, QC, CanadaReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Boisbriand, QC, Canada | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,038 contacts → |
“At St-Hubert Group, we are committed to delivering happiness.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Five Guys Europefiveguys.co.uk HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | London, United Kingdom | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 715 contacts → |
“Five Guys has been a Washington, DC area favourite since 1986 when Jerry and Janie Murrell offered sage advice to the four young Murrell brothers:"Start a business or go to…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HWY 55hwy55.com HQ: Mount Olive, NC, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Mount Olive, NC, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 589 contacts → |
“Those fast-casual better-burger guys best watch out: Hwy 55 has drawn a roadmap to success."- Full Service Restaurant Magazine Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries has been serving up…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Shoney's Restaurants & Franchisingshoneys.comHQ: Nashville, TN, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 508 contacts → |
“Since 1947, Shoney's® has served fresh, tasty food at affordable prices in a place that feels just like home.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Wayback Burgerswaybackburgers.com HQ: Cheshire, CT, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Cheshire, CT, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 486 contacts → |
“Wayback Burgers is uncomplicated and honest.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Fatburgerfatburger.com HQ: Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Beverly Hills, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 446 contacts → |
“Over the last 60 years, Fatburger has built its reputation as America’s best fast casual, gourmet hamburger restaurant.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Fast food chains: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
582 records in the displayed employee bands.
12 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Fast food chains by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Fast food chains list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for fast food chains?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many fast food chains did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 594 matching company records, 462,026 tracked contacts and 9,223 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 19, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 fast food chains worldwide. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/fast-food-chains.
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Top 25 fast food chains worldwide
RevenueBase records 594 matching company records for fast food chains worldwide, with 462,026 tracked contacts and 9,223 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 fast food chains worldwide
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonald'smcdonalds.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Chicago, IL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 201,294 contacts → |
“McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over locations in over 100 countries.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Burger Kingbk.com HQ: Miami, FL, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Miami, FL, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 71,731 contacts → |
“The year is 1954.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | TIM Hortonstimhortons.ca HQ: Toronto, ON, CanadaReported employees: Not recorded | Toronto, ON, Canada | Not recorded | Exact match | 35,804 contacts → |
“Tim Hortons is more than a coffee shop – it’s one of the largest restaurant chains in North America and the largest in Canada.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | SONICsonicdrivein.com HQ: Atlanta, GA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Atlanta, GA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 30,969 contacts → |
“SONIC®, America’s Drive-In®, is part of the Inspire Brands family of restaurants.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Waffle House, INCwafflehouse.com HQ: Norcross, GA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Norcross, GA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 18,141 contacts → |
“Waffle House restaurants have been serving Good Food Fast® since 1955.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | KFC USkfc.com HQ: Plano, TX, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Plano, TX, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,864 contacts → |
“KFC Corporation, based in Plano, Texas, is one of the few brands in America that can boast about having a rich, 60-year history of success and innovation.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Jack In The BOXjackinthebox.com HQ: San Diego, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | San Diego, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 13,854 contacts → |
“Jack in the Box has always been the place for those who live outside the box.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | In-N-Out Burgerin-n-out.com HQ: Irvine, CA, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Irvine, CA, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 9,963 contacts → |
“In-N-Out Burger was founded in 1948 by Harry and Esther Snyder in Baldwin Park, California, and remains privately owned and operated.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Five Guys Enterprisesfiveguys.com HQ: Alexandria, VA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Alexandria, VA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 7,867 contacts → |
“History:*1986: The first Five Guys location opens in Arlington, VA.*1986 - 2001: Five Guys opens five locations around the DC metro-area and perfected their business of making…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Checkers & Rally S Drive-In Restaurantscheckers.com HQ: Tampa, FL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Tampa, FL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 4,420 contacts → |
“We’ve got the boldest burgers on the block.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | White Castlewhitecastle.com HQ: Columbus, OH, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Columbus, OH, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 3,698 contacts → |
“White Castle, America's first fast-food hamburger chain, has been making hot and tasty Sliders since 1921.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Hardeeshardees.com HQ: New York, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | New York, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,948 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 13 | Carrols Corporationcarrols.com HQ: Syracuse, NY, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Syracuse, NY, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,691 contacts → |
“Carrols Restaurant Group, LLC, headquartered in Syracuse, NY, is a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands International, Inc.(RBI).” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Johnny Rocketsjohnnyrockets.com HQ: Lake Forest, CA, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Lake Forest, CA, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 1,609 contacts → |
“When we put the words burgers, shakes and fries on the outside of our building it’s a commitment - not only to you, but to ourselves to always strive to serve the absolute best.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Habit Burger & Grillhabitburger.com HQ: Irvine, CA, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Irvine, CA, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,401 contacts → |
“At Habit Burger & Grill, a subsidiary of Yum!” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | Krystal Restaurants LLCkrystal.com HQ: Dunwoody, GA, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Dunwoody, GA, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,398 contacts → |
“It was on October 24, 1932, when the nation’s first Krystal restaurant opened its doors on the corner of Seventh and Cherry Streets in downtown Chattanooga, Tennessee amid the…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | CKE Restaurants, INCckr.com HQ: Franklin, TN, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Franklin, TN, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,265 contacts → |
“About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Jollibeejollibee.com.ph HQ: Daly City, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Daly City, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 1,121 contacts → |
“Jollibee is a company based out of 6955 Mission St, Daly City, California, United States.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Carls JRcarlsjr.com HQ: Santa Ana, CA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Santa Ana, CA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 1,112 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 20 | Groupe St-Hubertst-hubert.com HQ: Boisbriand, QC, CanadaReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Boisbriand, QC, Canada | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 1,038 contacts → |
“At St-Hubert Group, we are committed to delivering happiness.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Five Guys Europefiveguys.co.uk HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | London, United Kingdom | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 715 contacts → |
“Five Guys has been a Washington, DC area favourite since 1986 when Jerry and Janie Murrell offered sage advice to the four young Murrell brothers:"Start a business or go to…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | HWY 55hwy55.com HQ: Mount Olive, NC, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Mount Olive, NC, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 589 contacts → |
“Those fast-casual better-burger guys best watch out: Hwy 55 has drawn a roadmap to success."- Full Service Restaurant Magazine Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries has been serving up…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Shoney's Restaurants & Franchisingshoneys.com HQ: Nashville, TN, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Nashville, TN, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 508 contacts → |
“Since 1947, Shoney's® has served fresh, tasty food at affordable prices in a place that feels just like home.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Wayback Burgerswaybackburgers.com HQ: Cheshire, CT, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Cheshire, CT, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 486 contacts → |
“Wayback Burgers is uncomplicated and honest.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Fatburgerfatburger.com HQ: Beverly Hills, CA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Beverly Hills, CA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 446 contacts → |
“Over the last 60 years, Fatburger has built its reputation as America’s best fast casual, gourmet hamburger restaurant.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Fast food chains: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Reported company sizes
582 records in the displayed employee bands.
12 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
Coverage describes records in RevenueBase, rather than a census of every business in this market.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Fast food chains by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Fast food chains list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for fast food chains?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many fast food chains did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 594 matching company records, 462,026 tracked contacts and 9,223 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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Snapshot: September 19, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 fast food chains worldwide. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/fast-food-chains.
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