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The biggest pizza chains in the U.S.

These pizza chains had the most sales in 2021, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report.
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Pizza remained a popular item among consumers in 2021 as delivery continued to grow during the pandemic. Here are the pizza chains that generated the most sales last year, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report. 

2022 RankChain Name2021 US Sales ($000,000)2021 US Units
9Domino's$8,6416,560
13Pizza Hut$5,5096,548
19Little Caesars$4,234*4,181
25Papa Johns$3,5933,164
56Marco's Pizza$8991,002
62Papa Murphy's Pizza$8091,240
78MOD Pizza$590506
92Hungry Howie's Pizza$478533
97Round Table Pizza$421416
109Jet's Pizza$371*390
117Blaze Pizza$347313
126Chuck E. Cheese$315*477
136Cicis$286*299
139Pizza Ranch$279213
140Godfather's Pizza$274*600
146Mountain Mike's Pizza$255246
164Donatos Pizza$216169
177Sbarro$193*296
226Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza$135*61
248Ledo Pizza$128109
Source: Technomic's Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report; *Technomic estimate

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