Visualizing America’s Most Popular Fast Food Chains
Fast food is big business in America. From national chains to regional specialties, the industry was worth $331.4 billion as of June 2022
By Truman Du and Carmen Ang
Which fast food brands are currently dominating this space? This graphic by Truman Du uses data from Quick Service Restaurant Magazine to show the most popular fast food chains across America.
Each year, QSR Magazine puts together a report that ranks America’s top 50 fast food chains. It uses a number of metrics to determine this, including total sales, average-unit volume (AUVs), and growth figures.
For this graphic, Du zoomed in on a specific metric from the report—the number of stores that each fast food chain has across the country.
Subway takes first place with over 20,000 restaurants across the country—that’s more stores than all the other sandwich chains on the list put together. Subway’s popularity is reflected in its 2021 sales figures with about $9.4 billion in sales, about double its closest rival Arby’s.
“Quick service restaurants are a popular dining option across America, and the successful ones have the potential to generate billions of dollars each year”
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