TL;DR
FRANdata releases the top 50 brands by number of multi-unit franchisees, with Subway ranking first and McDonald's ranking second. The list also includes the percentage of multi-unit franchisees for each brand.
UNIT ZEES GRAND TOTAL 1 Subway 3,194 4,054 7,248 2 McDonald’s 1,718 330 2,048 3 The UPS Store 882 2,416 3,298 4 AFC 834 1,937 2,771 5 Dunkin’ 791 1,108 1,899 6 Ace Hardware 595 2,414 3,009 7 RE/MAX 581 765 1,346 8 Great Clips 579 242 821 9 Health Mart Pharmacy 558 3,190 3,748 10 H&R Block 522 624 1,146 11 Ameriprise Financial 503 2,160 2,663 12 Keller Williams 497 785 1,282 13 Liberty Tax Service 492 680 1,172 14 Domino’s Pizza 489 213 702 15 Little Caesars 475 269 744 16 Vision Source 430 2,035 2,465 17 DQ Grill & Chill 394 1,098 1,492 18 Hissho Sushi 377 496 873 19 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service 347 164 511 20 Jimmy John’s 341 754 1,095 21 Chick-fil-A 338 1,557 1,895 22 Baskin-Robbins 323 979 1302 23 Jersey Mike’s Subs 322 229 551 24 Anytime Fitness 317 1,483 1,800 25 Century 21 317 640 957 26 Sport Clips 283 116 399 27 Supercuts 265 110 375 28 Servpro 261 695 956 29 Burger King 259 169 428 30 Firehouse Subs 247 225 472 31 Taco Bell 225 207 432 32 Sonic 219 307 526 33 Edible 214 279 493 34 Papa John’s 213 328 541 35 Coldwell Banker 212 425 637 36 Smoothie King 201 241 442 37 Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza 198 207 405 38 Massage Envy 195 193 388 39 Snowfox 193 700 893 40 Wendy’s 188 62 250 41 KFC 184 253 437 42 Huntington Learning Center 183 56 239 43 Cold Stone Creamery 174 389 563 44 Tropical Smoothie Cafe 171 387 558 45 Wingstop 171 74 245 46 DQ Treat 165 743 908 47 European Wax Center 162 95 257 48 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 156 512 668 49 GNC Live Well 155 225 380 50 Keystone Insurers Group 154 234 388 SOURCE: FRANdata Top 50 Brands by Percentage of Multi-Unit Franchisees RANK BRAND % MULTI- UNIT ZEES MULTI- UNIT ZEES SINGLE- UNIT ZEES GRAND TOTAL 1 Five Guys 97.87% 92 2 94 2 Freshii 96.30% 52 2 54 3 Palm Beach Tan 93.
10% 27 2 29 4 Panera Bread 93.10% 27 2 29 5 Jack in the Box 91.46% 75 7 82 6 Smartstyle 91.
20% 114 11 125 7 Miracle-Ear 88.35% 91 12 103 8 Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar 85.71% 30 5 35 9 McDonald’s 83.
89% 1,718 330 2,048 10 Frontier Adjusters 80.00% 104 26 130 11 Tide Cleaners 80.00% 20 5 25 12 Cost Cutters Family Hair Salon 77.
78% 70 20 90 13 Michelin Commercial Service Network 77.42% 24 7 31 14 Huntington Learning Center 76.57% 183 56 239 15 Wendy’s 75.
20% 188 62 250 16 Godfather’s Pizza 75.13% 142 47 189 17 Barberitos 72.97% 27 10 37 18 Blaze Pizza 72.
58% 45 17 62 19 Sport Clips 70.93% 283 116 399 20 Supercuts 70.67% 265 110 375 21 Great Clips 70.
52% 579 242 821 22 Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers 70.45% 31 13 44 23 Valvoline Instant Oil Change 70.37% 38 16 54 24 Bojangles 70.
00% 42 18 60 25 Playa Bowls 70.00% 21 9 30 26 Wingstop 69.80% 171 74 245 27 Sola Salon Studios 69.
70% 92 40 132 28 Domino’s Pizza 69.66% 489 213 702 29 Burn Boot Camp 68.20% 148 69 217 30 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service 67.
91% 347 164 511 31 PacLease 67.31% 35 17 52 32 Penn Station East Coast Subs 67.14% 47 23 70 33 Captain D’s 67.
02% 63 31 94 34 Checkers & Rally’s 66.67% 24 12 36 35 Sotheby’s International Realty 65.94% 91 47 138 36 Budget Car Rental 64.
86% 24 13 37 37 Carl’s Jr. 64.71% 55 30 85 38 Avis 63.
89% 23 13 36 39 Little Caesars 63.84% 475 269 744 40 Hardee’s 63.64% 56 32 88 41 European Wax Center 63.
04% 162 95 257 42 HomeSmart 62.90% 39 23 62 43 Pandora 62.22% 28 17 45 44 McAlister’s Deli 61.
54% 32 20 52 45 Freedom Boat Club 61.22% 30 19 49 46 Burger King 60.51% 259 169 428 47 RNR Tire Express 60.
00% 15 10 25 48 Jersey Mike’s Subs 58.44% 322 229 551 49 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 58.33% 28 20 48 50 Sun Tan City 57.
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This story was originally published by Franchise Update Media in Franchising.com on October 4, 2024. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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