5 Largest Burger Chains In the World

2. KFC

Number of locations worldwide: 26,934

Owned by Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), KFC is the company’s biggest brand, both in terms of locations and sales, followed by Pizza Hut and then Taco Bell. Specializing in fried chicken, KFC has continued to dominate the market in this regard, and is considered to be one of the first American fast food restaurants to go international. Famous for its slogans as well as its trademark “Zinger Burger”, made of fried chicken, KFC alone had sales of over $31 billion in 2021. While 99% of its locations are franchised, KFC is unique in that 85% of its total units are international.

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