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Top 100 Chains: U.S. Total Units

The following rankings are based on U.S. systemwide unit counts, including company-owned restaurants and franchised locations, for the latest full fiscal years ended closest to Dec. 2011.

Notes:

  • The year 2011 reflects data for chain or company fiscal years ended closest to Dec. 2011.
  • The year 2010 reflects data for chain or company fiscal years ended closest to Dec. 2010.
  • The year 2009 reflects data for chain or company fiscal years ended closest to Dec. 2010.

Data is either reported by a chain or parent company, or estimated by NRN.

Rank Chain 2011 2010 2009

1

Subway

24,722

23,850

23,034

2

McDonald's

14,098

14,027

13,980

3

Starbucks Coffee

10,693

10,580

10,566

4

Pizza Hut

7,600

7,542

7,566

5

Burger King

7,212

7,253

7,249

6

Dunkin' Donuts

7,015

6,772

6,566

7

7-Eleven

6,497

6,137

5,929

8

Wendy's

5,876

5,883

5,877

9

Taco Bell

5,670

5,634

5,604

10

Domino's Pizza

4,907

4,929

4,927

11

KFC

4,780

5,055

5,162

12

Dairy Queen

4,488

4,514

4,540

13

Circle K

3,824

3,802

3,846

14

Sonic Drive-In

3,561

3,572

3,544

15

Little Caesars Pizza

3,455

3,229

2,848

16

Arby's

3,437

3,523

3,596

17

Papa John's Pizza

3,001

2,891

2,800

18

Baskin-Robbins

2,457

2,547

2,597

19

Holiday Inn

2,350

2,325

2,375

20

Quiznos Sub

2,326

2,805

3,652

21

Jack in the Box

2,221

2,206

2,212

22

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

1,871

1,862

1,868

23

Target Cafe (Target Stores)

1,719

1,706

1,696

24

Casey's General Stores

1,699

1,637

1,531

25

Hardee's

1,695

1,692

1,703

26

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

1,627

1,580

1,576

27

Waffle House

1,603

1,601

1,594

28

Denny's

1,593

1,571

1,474

29

Chick-fil-A

1,592

1,523

1,466

30

IHOP

1,514

1,476

1,433

31

Panera Bread

1,423

1,324

1,251

32

Panda Express

1,421

1,327

1,289

33

Jimmy John's

1,329

1,130

969

34

Chili's Grill & Bar

1,283

1,299

1,293

34

Papa Murphy's Take 'N Bake Pizza

1,283

1,241

1,171

36

Chipotle Mexican Grill/Chipotle

1,225

1,081

955

37

Church's Chicken

1,217

1,251

1,254

38

Carl's Jr.

1,116

1,097

1,088

39

Long John Silver's

935

964

989

40

Five Guys Burgers and Fries

918

736

548

41

Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar

813

732

652

42

Olive Garden

784

748

717

43

Outback Steakhouse

775

778

788

44

Ruby Tuesday

761

797

825

45

Jamba Juice

750

737

738

46

Whataburger

728

717

702

47

Tim Hortons

714

602

563

48

Red Lobster

675

670

666

49

Einstein Bros. Bagels

626

587

532

50

Sbarro, The Italian Eatery

611

681

713

51

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store

603

593

588

52

Qdoba Mexican Grill

583

525

510

53

Wawa

574

572

570

54

CiCi's Pizza

573

594

625

55

Bob Evans Restaurants

565

563

569

56

T.G.I. Friday's

555

568

592

57

Zaxby's

540

514

494

58

Del Taco

532

522

518

59

Chuck E. Cheese's

529

529

523

60

Captain D's Seafood

519

531

549

61

Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits

506

484

459

62

Steak n Shake

489

483

485

63

Checkers

485

498

501

64

Golden Corral

482

485

479

65

Boston Market

481

497

517

66

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Spirits

445

431

420

67

Culver's

444

424

413

68

Costco

425

412

402

69

White Castle

416

415

418

70

Perkins Restaurant and Bakery

412

463

460

71

Friendly's Ice Cream

411

499

506

72

Sheetz

406

381

363

73

El Pollo Loco

394

412

415

74

LongHorn Steakhouse

385

354

331

75

Hooters

369

386

383

76

Texas Roadhouse

362

342

330

77

Krystal

359

366

385

78

Marriott Hotels & Resorts

322

326

326

79

In-N-Out Burger

266

251

239

80

Hilton Hotels

254

256

241

81

Big Boy Restaurant & Bakery/Frisch's Big Boy

249

259

254

82

Jason's Deli

235

221

215

83

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

234

229

224

84

Carrabba's Italian Grill

232

233

233

85

Logan's Roadhouse

227

212

203

85

O'Charley's

227

230

245

87

California Pizza Kitchen

223

225

221

88

P.F. Chang's China Bistro

206

203

199

89

Romano's Macaroni Grill

198

197

210

90

Sheraton Hotels

190

186

210

91

Famous Dave's

187

182

177

92

Bonefish Grill

158

152

152

93

The Cheesecake Factory

156

149

146

94

On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina

146

150

151

95

Hyatt Hotels

131

126

117

96

Ruth's Chris Steak House

116

116

115

97

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery

115

102

92

98

Cheddar's

106

90

80

99

Westin Hotels & Resorts

100

99

93

100

Disney theme parks, hotels & resorts

27

26

26

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