McDonald's
This article is intended to summarize and provide historical context for the many Bluepages articles on individual locations relating to McDonald's. For more general information about McDonald's, see the Wikipedia article on McDonald's. |
McDonald's is an international chain of fast food restaurants owned or franchised by the McDonald's Corporation. As of September 30, 2020, there were 39,096 McDonald's locations in 119 countries, 2,658 (7%) of which were owned and operated by the McDonald's Corporation, and 36,438 (93%) of which were franchised.[1]
Location history
The below graphs and table show the physical and financial growth of the McDonald's chain over time, using data from financial reports of the McDonald's Corporation.[2][3][4][5]
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Date | Locations | Systemwide sales (USD ) |
---|---|---|
12/31/1948 | 1 | |
12/31/1953 | 5 | |
12/31/1954 | 7 | |
12/31/1955 | 10 | |
12/31/1956 | 18 | |
12/31/1957 | 49 | $4,466,860 |
12/31/1958 | 90 | $11,085,499 |
12/31/1959 | 148 | $21,438,041 |
12/31/1960 | 228 | $38,018,036 |
12/31/1961 | 323 | $54,253,075 |
12/31/1962 | 439 | $76,264,000 |
12/31/1963 | 550 | $97,978,000 |
12/31/1964 | 657 | $129,591,000 |
12/31/1965 | 736 | $170,865,000 |
12/31/1966 | 862 | $218,507,000 |
12/31/1967 | 967 | $266,368,000 |
12/31/1968 | 1,084 | $335,411,000 |
12/31/1969 | 1,295 | $450,825,000 |
12/31/1970 | 1,592 | $587,041,000 |
12/31/1971 | 1,904 | $784,058,000 |
12/31/1972 | 2,272 | $1,033,000,000 |
12/31/1973 | 2,717 | $1,507,000,000 |
12/31/1974 | 3,232 | $1,943,000,000 |
12/31/1975 | 3,706 | $2,478,000,000 |
12/31/1976 | 4,178 | $3,063,000,000 |
12/31/1977 | 4,671 | $3,738,000,000 |
12/31/1978 | 5,185 | $4,575,000,000 |
12/31/1979 | 5,747 | $5,385,000,000 |
12/31/1980 | 6,263 | $6,226,000,000 |
12/31/1981 | 6,739 | $7,129,000,000 |
12/31/1982 | 7,259 | $7,809,000,000 |
12/31/1983 | 7,778 | $8,687,000,000 |
12/31/1984 | 8,304 | $10,007,000,000 |
12/31/1985 | 8,901 | $11,001,000,000 |
12/31/1986 | 9,410 | $12,432,000,000 |
12/31/1987 | 9,911 | $14,330,000,000 |
12/31/1988 | 10,513 | $16,064,000,000 |
12/31/1989 | 11,162 | $17,333,000,000 |
12/31/1990 | 11,803 | $18,759,000,000 |
12/31/1991 | 12,418 | $19,928,000,000 |
12/31/1992 | 13,093 | $21,885,000,000 |
12/31/1993 | 13,993 | $23,587,000,000 |
12/31/1994 | 15,205 | $25,987,400,000 |
12/31/1995 | 18,380 | $29,913,900,000 |
12/31/1996 | 21,022 | $31,812,100,000 |
12/31/1997 | 22,928 | $33,638,300,000 |
12/31/1998 | 24,513 | $35,979,500,000 |
12/31/1999 | 26,272 | $38,490,700,000 |
12/31/2000 | 28,603 | $40,181,200,000 |
12/31/2001 | 29,916 | $40,630,400,000 |
12/31/2002 | 30,876 | $41,526,000,000 |
12/31/2003 | 30,824 | $45,610,000,000 |
12/31/2004 | 31,152 | $50,807,000,000 |
12/31/2005 | 31,397 | $53,639,000,000 |
12/31/2006 | 31,667 | $57,463,000,000 |
12/31/2007 | 31,377 | $63,554,000,000 |
12/31/2008 | 31,967 | $70,693,000,000 |
12/31/2009 | 32,478 | $79,673,000,000 |
12/31/2010 | 32,737 | $85,222,000,000 |
12/31/2011 | 33,510 | $94,654,000,000 |
12/31/2012 | 34,480 | $97,254,000,000 |
12/31/2013 | 35,429 | $89,126,000,000 |
12/31/2014 | 36,258 | $87,786,000,000 |
12/31/2015 | 36,525 | $82,714,000,000 |
12/31/2016 | 36,899 | $85,002,000,000 |
12/31/2017 | 37,241 | $90,910,000,000 |
12/31/2018 | 37,855 | $96,147,000,000 |
12/31/2019 | 38,695 | $100,178,000,000 |
Total | $1,870,736,669,511 |
References
- ↑ McDonald's Corporation Form 10-Q Quarterly Financial Report for the quarter ended September 30, 2020, via EDGAR, Securities and Exchange Commission.
- ↑ "McDonald Drive-Ins Show Big Hike", Orlando Sentinel, January 30, 1959, page 7–D.
- ↑ "McDonald's Reports Sales of $21,438,041", Hammond Times, February 7, 1960, page 15.
- ↑ "McDonald's Corporation Annual Reports: 1965–1967, 1969–1972, 1981, 1992, 1994–2012", via archive.org.
- ↑ McDonald's Corporation annual reports, 1993-2019, via EDGAR, Securities and Exchange Commission.