Burger chains within the Top 500 grew sales 3.1% in 2017; unit count increased 3.6%. Twenty-eight saw positive sales growth, while 10 saw sales drop.
2018 Rank Chain Name 2017 US Sales ($000,000) 2017 US Units 1 McDonald's $37,639 14,036 5 Burger King $9,645* 7,226 6 Wendy's $9,310 5,769 14 Sonic Drive-In $4,408 3,593 22 Jack in the Box $3,469 2,251 32 Hardee’s $2,290* 1,874 34 Whataburger $2,278 821 40 Carl’s Jr. $1,527* 1,157 41 Five Guys Burgers and Fries $1,436 1,321 42 Culver’s $1,426 641 46 Steak ‘n Shake $1,087* 1,027 52 In-N-Out Burger $908* 331 79 Checkers Drive-In Restaurants $552 572 81 White Castle $547 381 94 Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers $411 281 100 Krystal Co. $394 363 109 Shake Shack $358 100 112 The Habit Burger Grill $354 209 120 Smashburger $333* 332 130 Rally’s Hamburgers $292 304 156 A&W All-American Food $226 629 169 Fuddruckers $212* 170 209 Farmer Boys $158* 89 214 Jack's $152* 149 215 BurgerFi $150* 92 241 Wayback Burgers $128* 135
*Technomic estimate; Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report
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