--- title: "2022 Multi-Unit 50" url: https://burnaze.com/article/9598eb39-10c5-4794-b2c8-967031338bbe source: "Franchising.com" original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/2022_multiunit_50.html author: "Multi-Unit Franchisee" category: "Suppliers" industry: "Franchise Industry" segment: "Suppliers" topics: ["Development & multi-unit"] published: 2022-09-24T08:00:00.000Z modified: 2026-11-01T01:10:27.636Z image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/6991_plate.jpg --- # 2022 Multi-Unit 50 **TL;DR:** Frandata provides data on top brands by number of multi-unit franchisees and percentage of multi-unit franchisees. The top 50 brands by number of multi-unit franchisees include Subway, McDonald's, and The UPS Store. *By Multi-Unit Franchisee, originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-09-24. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/2022_multiunit_50.html).* ## Story Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees RANK BRAND MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES TOTAL DATA YEAR 1 SUBWAY 3,472 3,313 6,785 2020 2 MCDONALD’S 1,792 333 2,125 2020 3 THE UPS STORE 924 2,306 3,230 2020 4 AFC 837 1,929 2,766 2020 5 DUNKIN’ 797 4,918 5,715 2020 6 ACE HARDWARE 601 2,411 3,012 2020 7 RE/MAX 580 764 1,344 2020 8 GREAT CLIPS 574 243 817 2020 9 HEALTH MART PHARMACY 556 3,190 3,746 2020 10 DOMINO’S PIZZA 535 229 764 2020 11 H&R BLOCK 522 624 1,146 2020 12 LIBERTY TAX SERVICE 484 675 1,159 2020 12 LITTLE CAESARS 484 264 748 2020 14 FIREHOUSE SUBS 465 22 487 2020 15 VISION SOURCE 416 2,068 2,484 2019 16 DQ GRILL & CHILL 407 1,080 1,487 2020 17 HISSHO SUSHI 375 494 869 2020 18 BURGER KING 368 353 721 2020 19 JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE 351 164 515 2020 20 JIMMY JOHN’S 347 770 1,117 2020 21 CHICK-FIL-A 336 1,555 1,891 2020 22 TACO BELL 333 278 611 2020 23 ANYTIME FITNESS 331 1,502 1,833 2020 24 CENTURY 21 316 639 955 2020 25 JERSEY MIKE’S 296 222 518 2020 26 KELLER WILLIAMS 293 474 767 2020 27 BASKIN-ROBBINS 292 1,421 1,713 2020 28 SPORT CLIPS 280 112 392 2020 29 SERVPRO 262 694 956 2020 30 PAPA JOHN’S 261 367 628 2020 31 SUPERCUTS 259 103 362 2020 32 KFC 250 339 589 2020 33 SONIC DRIVE-IN 237 174 411 2019 34 MASSAGE ENVY 230 213 443 2020 35 EDIBLE 214 279 493 2020 36 COLDWELL BANKER 206 423 629 2020 37 SMOOTHIE KING 204 239 443 2020 37 WENDY’S 204 113 317 2020 39 PAPA MURPHY’S TAKE ’N’ BAKE PIZZA 192 207 399 2020 40 HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER 185 41 226 2020 41 DQ TREAT 183 725 908 2020 42 WINGSTOP 181 77 258 2020 43 COLD STONE CREAMERY 175 384 559 2020 44 PIZZA HUT 173 123 296 2020 45 EUROPEAN WAX CENTER 172 97 269 2020 45 CLUB PILATES 172 126 298 2020 47 TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE 168 289 457 2020 48 CULVER’S BUTTERBURGERS & FROZEN CUSTARD 167 293 460 2020 49 POPEYES LOUISIANA KITCHEN 164 647 811 2020 50 ARBY’S 156 250 406 2020 Top 50 Brands by Percentage of Multi-Unit Franchisees RANK BRANDS % MULTI-UNIT ZEES MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES TOTAL DATA YEAR 1 PANERA BREAD 100.00% 28 0 28 2020 2 FRESHII 98.15% 53 1 54 2020 3 FIVE GUYS 97. 96% 96 2 98 2020 4 DUTCH BROS. 96.15% 50 2 52 2019 5 FIREHOUSE SUBS 95. 48% 465 22 487 2020 6 JACK IN THE BOX 94.23% 98 6 104 2020 7 PALM BEACH TAN 93.10% 27 2 29 2020 8 SMARTSTYLE 92. 31% 108 9 117 2020 9 MIRACLE-EAR 91.20% 114 11 125 2020 10 APPLEBEE’S 87.50% 28 4 32 2020 11 MCDONALD’S 84. 33% 1,792 333 2,125 2020 12 HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER 81.86% 185 41 226 2020 13 FRONTIER ADJUSTERS 79.07% 102 27 129 2020 14 VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE 76. 47% 52 16 68 2020 15 CARL’S JR. 75.70% 81 26 107 2020 16 GODFATHER’S PIZZA 75. 53% 142 46 188 2020 17 COST CUTTERS FAMILY HAIR SALON 75.28% 67 22 89 2020 18 FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS 75.00% 36 12 48 2020 19 SIMPLE SIMON’S PIZZA 73. 13% 98 36 134 2020 20 BLAZE PIZZA 73.02% 46 17 63 2020 21 MICHELIN COMMERCIAL SERVICE NETWORK 72.73% 24 9 33 2020 22 SUPERCUTS 71. 55% 259 103 362 2020 23 SPORT CLIPS 71.43% 280 112 392 2020 24 BOJANGLES 70.31% 45 19 64 2020 25 GREAT CLIPS 70. 26% 574 243 817 2020 26 WINGSTOP 70.16% 181 77 258 2020 27 DOMINO’S PIZZA 70.03% 535 229 764 2020 28 SOLA SALON STUDIOS 69. 77% 90 39 129 2020 29 CAPTAIN D’S 69.57% 64 28 92 2020 30 HARDEE’S 69.31% 70 31 101 2020 31 JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE 68. 16% 351 164 515 2020 32 PACLEASE 67.86% 38 18 56 2020 33 PLAYA BOWLS 66.67% 20 10 30 2020 34 PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS 66. 23% 51 26 77 2020 35 SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY 65.94% 91 47 138 2020 36 ROSATI’S CHICAGO PIZZA 65.79% 25 13 38 2019 37 LITTLE CAESARS 64. 71% 484 264 748 2020 38 WENDY’S 64.35% 204 113 317 2020 39 EUROPEAN WAX CENTER 63.94% 172 97 269 2020 40 AVIS 63. 89% 23 13 36 2020 41 BUDGET 62.86% 22 13 35 2020 42 HOMESMART 62.71% 37 22 59 2020 43 PANDORA 62. 22% 28 17 45 2020 44 RALLY’S 61.90% 26 16 42 2020 45 FREEDOM BOAT CLUB 61.22% 30 19 49 2020 46 BARBERITOS 60. 53% 23 15 38 2020 47 SMASHBURGER 59.52% 25 17 42 2020 48 TWO MEN AND A TRUCK 59.29% 83 57 140 2020 49 PIZZA HUT 58. 45% 173 123 296 2020 50 FUZZY’S TACO SHOP 58.33% 28 20 48 2020 *SOURCE: Frandata. Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded. ## Entities - Franchising.com (publication) - Franchise Industry (sector) - McDonald's (company) - Subway (company) - Multi-Unit Franchisee (person) - FRANdata (company) - multi-unit franchisees (topic) - The UPS Store, Inc. (company) - franchise data (topic) - frandata (topic) --- Originally reported by Multi-Unit Franchisee, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/2022_multiunit_50.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9598eb39-10c5-4794-b2c8-967031338bbe).