As of 2023, McDonald’s has 41,822 locations worldwide with plans to reach 50,000 restaurants by 2027.
As published on its corporate website:
“As the Company previously announced, it will accelerate the pace of restaurant openings to fully capture the increased demand being driven through the M-C-D growth pillars. Today the Company announced it will continue to build on its industry-leading development progress by targeting expansion to 50,000 restaurants by the end of 2027. This will mark the fastest period of growth in Company history, with an expected run rate of 1,000 gross openings across the U.S. and International Operated Markets in 2027.”
How Many McDonald’s in the United States?
According to Statista, there are 13,449 McDonald’s in the United States as of 2023, and 1,466 locations in Canada.
Where can McDonald’s be found around the world?
Here are the countries worldwide where McDonald’s has a presence, as indicated on McDonald’s official website.
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North America
- Canada – 1,466 locations
- Costa Rica – 73 locations
- Dominican Republic – 23 locations
- El Salvador – 22 locations
- Honduras – 10 locations
- Mexico – 369 locations
- Nicaragua – 8 locations
- Panama – 81 locations
- Puerto Rico – 95 locations
- St Marten – 3 locations
- United States – 13,449 locations
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South America
- Argentina – 223 locations
- Brazil – 1,130 locations
- Chile – 97 locations
- Colombia – 76 locations
- Curacao / Aruba – 8 locations
- Ecuador – 33 locations
- Guadeloupe – 9 locations
- Guatemala – 110 locations
- Guiana – 3 locations
- Martinique – 10 locations
- Paraguay – 24 locations
- Peru – 29 locations
- Suriname – 2 locations
- Trinidad & Tobago – 4 locations
- Uruguay – 33 locations
- Venezuela – 83 locations
- Virgin Islands – 5 locations
Europe
- Austria – 199 locations
- Azerbaijan – 22 locations
- Belgium – 111 locations
- Bulgaria – 42 locations
- Croatia – 46 locations
- Cyprus – 24 locations
- Czech Republic – 119 locations
- Denmark – 107 locations
- Estonia – 11 locations
- Finland – 75 locations
- France – 1,560 locations
- Georgia – 23 locations
- Germany – 1,385 locations
- Greece – 32 locations
- Hungary – 111 locations
- Ireland – 95 locations
- Italy – 709 locations
- Latvia – 14 locations
- Lithuania – 17 locations
- Luxembourg – 12 locations
- Malta – 9 locations
- Moldova – 9 locations
- Netherlands- 263 locations
- Norway – 79 locations
- Poland – 546 locations
- Portugal – 199 locations
- Romania – 102 locations
- Serbia – 33 locations
- Slovakia – 43 locations
- Slovenia – 23 locations
- Spain – 605 locations
- Sweden – 196 locations
- Switzerland – 179 locations
- Ukraine – 117 locations
- United Kingdom – 1,436 locations
Africa
- Egypt – 189 locations
- Morocco – 70 locations
- Reunion Island – 16 locations
- South Africa – 377 locations
Asia and Oceania
- Australia – 1,033 locations
- Bahrain – 24 locations
- Brunei – 5 locations
- Mainland China – 5,903 locations
- Fiji Islands – 4 locations
- Hong Kong – 254 locations
- India – 581 locations
- Indonesia – 312 locations
- Israel – 226 locations
- Japan – 2,982 locations
- Jordan – 46 locations
- Kuwait – 87 locations
- Lebanon – 23 locations
- Malaysia – 371 locations
- Mauritius – 16 locations
- New Zealand – 170 locations
- Oman – 34 locations
- Pakistan – 78 locations
- Philippines – 740 locations
- Qatar – 75 locations
- Saudi Arabia – 412 locations
- Singapore – 151 locations
- South Korea – 399 locations
- Sri Lanka – 12 locations
- Taiwan – 409 locations
- Tahiti – 6 locations
- Thailand – 230 locations
- Turkey – 255 locations
- United Arab Emirates – 203 locations
- Vietnam – 33 locations
- Western Samoa – 1 location
Countries That Do Not Have a McDonald’s
With more than 40,000 locations around the world, one would think McDonald’s can be found in every country, huh? But actually, there are at least 30 countries and territories that are not part of the McUniverse and these are Iceland, Bermuda, Kenya, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Russia, North Macedonia, Laos, Iran, Ghana, Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Montenegro, Afghanistan, Cuba, Yemen, Jamaica, Maldives, Barbados, Armenia, Tonga, Bangladesh, Iraq, Nepal, Tunisia, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Seychelles, and Belarus.
The Number of McDonald’s in the World 2024
As of this writing, there are 41,822 McDonald’s restaurants worldwide, majority of which are in North America.
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