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Top 50 Brands by Number of Multi-Unit Franchisees

RANK BRAND MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES TOTAL

1

SUBWAY

3,232

4,064

7,296

2

MCDONALD’S

1,736

334

2,070

3

THE UPS STORE

924

2,306

3,230

4

AFC

835

1,937

2,772

5

DUNKIN’

776

4,690

5,466

6

ACE HARDWARE

599

2,416

3,015

7

RE/MAX

581

765

1,346

8

GREAT CLIPS

576

243

819

9

HEALTH MART PHARMACY

556

3,192

3,748

10

H&R BLOCK

522

624

1,146

11

AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL 

508

2,160

2,668

12

KELLER WILLIAMS

504

788

1,292

13

LIBERTY TAX SERVICE

492

680

1,172

14

DOMINO’S PIZZA

491

214

705

15

LITTLE CAESARS

483

266

749

16

VISION SOURCE

430

2,035

2,465

17

DQ GRILL & CHILL

397

1,062

1,459

18

HISSHO SUSHI

375

495

870

19

JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE

349

164

513

20

JIMMY JOHN’S

348

766

1,114

21

ANYTIME FITNESS

337

1,542

1,879

21

CHICK-FIL-A

337

1,557

1,894

23

JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS

322

232

554

24

CENTURY 21

316

640

956

25

BURGER KING

313

183

496

26

SPORT CLIPS

300

118

418

27

SUPERCUTS

268

109

377

28

SERVPRO

261

696

957

29

BASKIN-ROBBINS

255

1,508

1,763

30

TACO BELL

254

233

487

31

FIREHOUSE SUBS

248

222

470

32

PAPA JOHN’S

235

350

585

33

MASSAGE ENVY

230

211

441

34

SONIC DRIVE-IN

222

328

550

35

EDIBLE

214

279

493

36

COLDWELL BANKER

212

425

637

37

SMOOTHIE KING

202

241

443

38

PAPA MURPHY’S TAKE ‘N’ BAKE PIZZA

200

209

409

39

SNOWFOX

193

700

893

40

WENDY’S

188

63

251

41

KFC

184

245

429

42

HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER

183

56

239

43

TROPICAL SMOOTHIE CAFE

178

391

569

43

WINGSTOP

178

79

257

45

COLD STONE CREAMERY

174

387

561

46

CLUB PILATES

170

126

296

47

EUROPEAN WAX CENTER

169

98

267

48

CULVER’S

168

293

461

49

DQ TREAT

166

741

907

50

MIDAS

154

231

385

50

KEYSTONE INSURERS GROUP

154

234

388

Top 50 Brands by Percentage of Multi-Unit Franchisees

RANK BRAND % MULTI-UNIT ZEES MULTI-UNIT ZEES SINGLE-UNIT ZEES TOTAL

1

FIVE GUYS 

97.96%

96

2

98

2

PANERA BREAD

96.43%

27

1

28

3

FRESHII

96.30%

52

2

54

4

PALM BEACH TAN

93.10%

27

2

29

5

JACK IN THE BOX

92.47%

86

7

93

6

SMARTSTYLE

92.00%

115

10

125

7

MIRACLE-EAR

90.99%

101

10

111

8

MCDONALD’S

83.86%

1,736

334

2,070

9

APPLEBEE’S 

82.35%

28

6

34

10

FRONTIER ADJUSTERS

80.00%

104

26

130

11

COST CUTTERS HAIR SALON

77.78%

70

20

90

12

HUNTINGTON LEARNING CENTER

76.57%

183

56

239

13

GODFATHER’S PIZZA

75.66%

143

46

189

14

WENDY’S

74.90%

188

63

251

15

FREDDY’S FROZEN CUSTARD & STEAKBURGERS

74.47%

35

12

47

16

BARBERITOS

73.68%

28

10

38

17

MICHELIN COMMERCIAL SERVICE NETWORK

72.73%

24

9

33

18

BLAZE PIZZA

72.13%

44

17

61

19

SPORT CLIPS

71.77%

300

118

418

20

SUPERCUTS

71.09%

268

109

377

21

BOJANGLES

70.77%

46

19

65

22

VALVOLINE INSTANT OIL CHANGE

70.37%

38

16

54

23

GREAT CLIPS

70.33%

576

243

819

24

PLAYA BOWLS

70.00%

21

9

30

25

DOMINO’S PIZZA

69.65%

491

214

705

26

WINGSTOP

69.26%

178

79

257

27

SOLA SALON STUDIOS

69.23%

90

40

130

28

BURN BOOT CAMP

68.64%

151

69

220

29

JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE

68.03%

349

164

513

30

CARL’S JR.

67.74%

63

30

93

31

CAPTAIN D’S

67.71%

65

31

96

32

PACLEASE

67.31%

35

17

52

33

PENN STATION EAST COAST SUBS

67.14%

47

23

70

34

SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

65.94%

91

47

138

35

HARDEE’S

65.93%

60

31

91

36

LITTLE CAESARS

64.49%

483

266

749

37

AVIS

63.89%

23

13

36

38

EUROPEAN WAX CENTER

63.30%

169

98

267

39

BURGER KING

63.10%

313

183

496

40

HOMESMART

62.90%

39

23

62

41

BUDGET CAR RENTAL

62.86%

22

13

35

42

PANDORA

62.22%

28

17

45

43

RALLY’S

61.90%

26

16

42

44

FREEDOM BOAT CLUB

61.22%

30

19

49

45

FUZZY’S TACO SHOP

58.33%

28

20

48

46

JERSEY MIKE’S SUBS

58.12%

322

232

554

47

SUN TAN CITY

57.89%

22

16

38

48

RENT-A-CENTER

57.69%

15

11

26

49

CLUB PILATES

57.43%

170

126

296

50

STRETCH ZONE

57.14%

24

18

42

SOURCE: FRANdata. Brands with 25 or fewer franchisees were excluded.

Published: October 21st, 2023

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