The 2024 Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report is out. Check out the annual ranking of the 500 largest restaurant chains in the U.S. by annual system sales.

Rank/Chain
1 McDonald’s
2 Starbucks
3 Chick-fil-A
4 Taco Bell
5 Wendy’s
6 Dunkin’
7 Burger King
8 Subway
9 Chipotle Mexican Grill
10 Domino’s
11 Panera Bread
12 Panda Express
13 Pizza Hut
14 Sonic Drive-In
15 Popeyes
16 KFC
17 Olive Garden
18 Dairy Queen
19 Texas Roadhouse
20 Arby’s
21 Little Caesars
22 Jack in the Box
23 Applebee’s
24 Chili’s Grill & Bar
25 Buffalo Wild Wings
Rank Chain
26 Papa Johns
27 Whataburger
28 Raising Cane’s
29 IHOP
30 Jersey Mike’s Subs
31 Culver’s
32 Wingstop
33 Outback Steakhouse
34 LongHorn Steakhouse
35 Denny’s
36 Cracker Barrel
37 The Cheesecake Factory
38 Jimmy John’s
39 Zaxby’s
40 Five Guys
41 Red Lobster
42 In-N-Out Burger
43 Hardee’s
44 Bojangles
45 Carl’s Jr.
46 Golden Corral
47 Red Robin
48 Dutch Bros Coffee
49 Waffle House
50 BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse

See all 500.

Source restaurantbusinessonline.com