Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Fast food franchisors worldwide

RevenueBase identified 913 fast food franchisors worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 425,803 professional contacts across them, including 12,803 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Atlanta the largest hub.

This list covers fast food franchisors 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 20, 2026. Country and city lists for fast food franchisors 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.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
913Companies
425,803Contacts tracked
12,803Verified emails
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The 25 largest fast food franchisors worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 913 fast food franchisors worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to fast food franchisors: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+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 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceMiami, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+71,731 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The year is 1954.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Indirect evidenceDallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+22,138 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’re KFC.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Strong evidenceNorcross, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+18,141 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Waffle House restaurants have been serving Good Food Fast® since 1955.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Indirect evidenceLouisville, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,00010,143 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Yum!”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Indirect evidenceAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0007,867 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 20, 2026
7Indirect evidenceToronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0005,420 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Restaurant Brands International Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Indirect evidenceTampa, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0004,420 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We’ve got the boldest burgers on the block.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Indirect evidenceAtlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0003,641 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1952, Church's Texas Chicken® and Texas Chicken® is a globally recognized brand in the Quick Service Restaurant industry and one of the largest…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSydney, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+3,518 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Hungry Jack’s® operates as a franchise of the international Burger King™ Corporation across 400 locations Australia wide.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Indirect evidenceRio De Janeiro, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+1,978 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Somos uma marca genuinamente brasileira, nascida em 1952 no burburinho de Copacabana no Rio de Janeiro.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Indirect evidenceİstanbul, TürkiyeHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+1,847 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“TAB kısaltması; TÜRK ATA BURGER kelimelerinin baş harflerinin birleşmesiyle ortaya çıkmıştır.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Indirect evidenceSyracuse, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+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 20, 2026
14Indirect evidenceWollin, GermanyHQ checked Sep 20, 2026n/a1,649 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceDunwoody, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0001,398 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 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,0001,342 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Famous Brands is best known for its much-loved brands and reputation as a leading and responsible franchisor in the restaurant industry.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Indirect evidenceIndependence, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+1,332 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded by Greg Flynn in Flynn Group has grown from a small Applebee's operator and developer in Washington State into the world's largest franchise operator and one of the 20…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Indirect evidenceFranklin, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,0001,265 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“About CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceUnited StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202610001+722 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Welcome to Cook Out, May I take your order, please!" It has been nearly 30 years and counting since these words were first spoken.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000715 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 20, 2026
21Partial evidenceDubai, United Arab EmiratesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000630 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2001, Cravia has grown from a sole Cinnabon outlet in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to become the fastest growing and one of the most successful food and beverage franchise operators…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Indirect evidenceMontreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-500611 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“EXCELLENCE.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Partial evidenceMount Olive, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000589 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 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceSão Paulo, BrazilHQ checked Sep 20, 20261,001-5,000579 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“1930, Kentucky.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Partial evidenceNashville, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20265,001-10,000508 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 20, 2026

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Fast food franchisors worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
3.0%Verified-email coverage
466.4Average contacts per company
51-200Median size (employees)
1.1%Largest-city concentration · Atlanta
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
149
11-50
197
51-200
203
201-500
142
501-1,000
73
1,001-5,000
83
5,001-10,000
28
10001+
32

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

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 franchisors, 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
Every country. Country and city lists for fast food franchisors are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “fast food franchisors”. 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 franchisors), 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 franchisors, 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, 12,803 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 20, 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 franchisors by location

4 lists · largest first

Every Fast food franchisors 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 franchisors, 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 franchisors are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 913 fast food franchisors 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 franchisors?

The United States leads with 242 companies, followed by France (56) and the United Kingdom (49). Every fast food franchisors list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most fast food franchisors?

Atlanta leads with 10 headquartered companies, followed by London (10) and Dubai (9).

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 12,803 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 913 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 20, 2026.

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About this data

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.