Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026
Top 25 Retail franchises worldwide
RevenueBase identified 524 retail franchises worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 66,164 professional contacts across them, including 7,379 with verified work emails. Brazil is the largest market and Sao Paulo the largest hub.
This list covers retail franchises 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 21, 2026. Country and city lists for retail franchises 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 retail franchises worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25,748 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Alshaya Group is a dynamic family-owned enterprise, first established in Kuwait in 1890.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 10,749 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Apparel Group is a multibillion dollar conglomerate since 1996 based in Dubai, UAE, with a growing network of 2,500+ stores and a diverse portfolio of 85+ international brands…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 5,471 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd, a public company that, as a franchisor, grants franchises to independent business operators, as business owners who retail products for the home and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 4,082 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Somos o Atacadinho de Bairro!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 2,755 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Devyani International Limited (DIL), among the most trusted Chain Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) operators in the country, is the largest franchisee for Yum Brands (KFC & Pizza…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 1,213 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Liwa Trading Enterprises has a retail franchise portfolio across the fashion, footwear, accessory and home categories for a number of internationally reputed retail brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 790 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “OUR LEGACY Our vision is to support and empower communities economically by giving individuals the tools to run their businesses and add value to their customers’ lives.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 689 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Armada retail concept is a well recognized franchise operator in the Middle East with the head quarters based in Kuwait.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 658 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Easy Cash est un réseau de franchise spécialisé dans l'achat/vente de produits d'occasions, dont il est le leader (en terme de CA).” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 528 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “A Gentil Negócios, empresa multifranqueada das marcas O Boticário, Quem Disse Berenice, Tô Que Tô e Swarovski em 4 estados do nordeste, existe para inspirar pessoas que trabalho e…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 322 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “O nas Jesteśmy ogólnopolską detaliczną siecią franczyzową zrzeszającą niezależnych przedsiębiorców – właścicieli sklepów, którzy ze wsparciem Lewiatan Holding oraz Spółek…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 267 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Devenez chef d'entreprise en franchise et exploitez un magasin sous enseigne CONTACT, CITY, EXPRESS, 8 à Huit, Bio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 252 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With more than 4,700 locations, The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 239 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “En el año 1985 XL EXTRA LARGE inaugura el primer local en el barrio de Belgrano.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 215 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “For more than 50 years, Second Cup has built a proud reputation as a premium specialty coffee brand, growing from its Canadian roots into an established international franchise…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 201 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Sempre focada em crescer de forma sustentável e rentável, criando produtos inovadores e de elevado padrão de qualidade, a Usaflex inaugura um novo momento de expansão de sua rede…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 152 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Tablez is a renowned organized Retail and F&B group based in Abu Dhabi, known for successful partnerships with global brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 146 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Rent-A-Center Franchising International, Inc, formerly ColorTyme, Inc, is the franchisor of Rent-A-Center, the world’s largest rent-to-own brand.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 143 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “RJ Corp has made significant strides over the past three decades, not only by adapting to changing consumer needs and preferences but also by establishing a reputation for quality…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 127 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Super Liquor Holdings (SLH) is New Zealand’s leading retail liquor franchise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 117 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Blue Planet Distribution LLC is a privately owned Azerbaijan retail company headquartered in Baku with primary divisions focused on the areas of sports and luxury retail.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 116 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Specjał powstał w 1990 r.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 106 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The Starboard Group is a leader in the franchise industry ranked among the top 100 franchisees in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 98 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “EP: is de bekendste formule van ElectronicPartner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 95 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “AJP Group boldly creates.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 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: retail franchises. 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 retail franchises.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of retail franchises, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name retail franchises. 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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Retail franchises worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 21, 2026Companies by employee count
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 retail franchises, 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 retail franchises are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “retail franchises”. 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 retail franchises), 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 retail franchises, 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, 7,379 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 21, 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.
Retail franchises by location
3 lists · largest firstEvery Retail franchises 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 retail franchises, 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 retail franchises are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 524 retail franchises 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?
Alshaya Group, headquartered in Worldwide, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most retail franchises?
Brazil leads with 77 companies, followed by India (77) and the United States (53). Every retail franchises list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most retail franchises?
Sao Paulo leads with 15 headquartered companies, followed by Istanbul (7) and Kolkata (6).
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 7,379 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 524 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 21, 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.