The top 10 global fast food chains

1. McDonald’s
McDonald’s is the world’s most popular and largest fast food restaurant. It has more than 34,000 restaurants worldwide serving nearly 69 million people in 118 countries daily. Eighty percent of McDonald’s restaurants are franchised.

2. KFC
KFC is one of the world’s most popular chicken restaurant chains. It has a 60-year history of success and innovation. It belongs to the Yum! Brands family and there are over 18,000 KFC outlets in 120 countries and territories around the world.

3. Subway
Subway is an American restaurant franchise which is well known for its salads and sandwiches. It is considered to be one of the best global fast food chains with 39,407 restaurants in 102 countries internationally.

4. Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut is a recognized leader of the pizza industry. This restaurant is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands and is popular for its pizza and pasta. It has more than 6000 restaurants in America and has more than 5,139 restaurants in 94 countries around the world.

5. Starbucks
Starbucks is an American global coffee company. With 20,891 stores in 62 countries, it is considered to be one of the largest coffeehouse restaurants in the world.

6. Burger King
Burger King is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants. At the end of the fiscal year 2012, the company reported it had almost 12,700 outlets in 73 countries. And every day, more than 11 million guests visit restaurant around the world.

7. Domino’s Pizza
Domino’s Pizza is a popular pizza restaurant which is headquartered in the United States of America. It was founded in 1960 and is considered to be one of the largest pizza chains in the United States. It has more than 10,000 corporate and franchised stores in 70 countries.

8. Dunkin’ Donuts
Dunkin’ Donut is a donut company founded by William Rosenberg in Massachusetts, USA. With over 3,100 stores in 30 countries outside of the U.S., Dunkin' Donuts has been serving loyal customers internationally for over 40 years.

9. Dairy Queen
Dairy Queen Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The company's stores are operated under several brands and the company's signature soft-serve ice cream is the most popular. It operates in over 26 countries. 

10. Papa John’s
Papa John’s is a very well-liked pizza restaurant chain. Internationally, there are more than 4,000 Papa John's establishments in about 32 other countries.