In 2021 McDonald’s made $23 billion USD with sales up 20.9% from 2020. KFC’s revenue for 2021 was $2.79 billion USD, up from $2.27 billion USD, making McDonald’s the clear winner. McDonald’s is found in 120 countries around the world with 38,000 locations. KFC can be found in 145 countries with 24,000 locations.
McDonald’s was founded on April 15th, 1955 in San Bernardino, California, USA by Ray Kroc. KFC was founded on September 24, 1952 in North Corbin, Kentucky, USA by Colonel Harland Sanders. The first McDonald’s franchise was in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. The first KFC franchise was in Salt Lake City, Utah USA.
The most popular menu item at both McDonald’s and KFC are their french fries.
How Many Big Macs are Sold Each Year?
McDonald’s sells 550 of their world famous Big Macs each year. That works out to approximately 17 Big Macs every second.
How Many Pieces of Chicken Does KFC Sell Each Day?
KFC sells an average of 1500 pieces of chicken each and every day.
What are the Top 10 Fast Food Chains?
According to Forbes the top 10 fast food in the U.S. chains in order are:
- McDonald’s
- KFC
- Subway
- Pizza Hut
- Starbucks
- Burger King
- Domino’s Pizza
- Dunkin’ Donuts
- Dairy Queen
- Papa John’s
How Many Cups of Coffee Does Starbucks Sell Per Year?
According to Starbucks’ own website, they sell approximately 4 billion cups of coffee globally each year.
How Many Employees Does McDonald’s Have?
Globally, McDonald’s employs 200,000 people based on numbers from 2021.The country with the most employees is the United States, with just over 11.2 million followed by Japan and China.
How Many Pizzas Does Domino’s Sell in a Year?
Domino’s sells around 400 million pizzas per year which is about 1.5 million pizzas every single day.