Which restaurant chain serves the most people in a year?

McDonald's is an American hamburger and fast food restaurant chain. It was founded in 1940 as a barbecue restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald. In 1948, they reorganized their business as a hamburger stand, using production line principles. The first McDonald's franchise opened in Phoenix in 1953 using the arches logo. Businessman Ray Kroc joined the company as a franchise agent in 1955 and subsequently purchased the chain from the McDonald brothers. Based in Oak Brook, Illinois, McDonald's confirmed plans to move its global headquarters to Chicago by early 2018.

Some interesting facts about the world's most recognizable fast food restaurant chain:

McDonald's' daily customer traffic (62M) is greater than the population of Great Britain

According to a BBC report published in 2012, McDonald's is the world's second largest private employer (behind Walmart with 1.9 million employees), 1.5 million of whom work for franchises.

McDonald's sells more than 75 hamburgers every second

McDonald's' iconic golden arches are recognized by more people than the cross - A survey by Sponsorship Research International found that 88 percent could identify the arches and only 54 percent could name the Christian cross, according to Fast Food Nation.

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Phyona Brackney

I don't eat Mc donalds good, it's unhealthy. I just wanted to see if I was right about the question. And then I read that more people recognized the golden arches than they did the Christian cross. That's a very sad thing.

Charles Fish

Phyona Brackney, sad to who? There are billions of people following other religions in the world. You can't all be right, which more likely means none of you are.

Karin Johansson

Never again visiting McDonalds. Mo service and very dirty. And really unhealthy food. Their own staff don't eat it.

Bill

Looks like Monk's from Seinfeld

redbot

To be honest, this was pretty obvious with the amount of Mcdonalds around. I don't get it people complain about unhealthy foods yet they eat McDonalds??

David Q

If you travel the world as I do, McDonald's is a life saver. In China I had the choice of fried frogs and other horrible stuff. I went to McDonald's.

Dovydas

Phyona Brackney - Agreed

illegalsenpai

its subway in real life but in these choices it's mcdonalds

illonabird

Exactly. I can’t remember the last time McDonald’s declared war on Wendy’s or mounted a crusade against Burger King. If you don’t like their food, don’t eat there.

christiane longest

I don't eat McDonald's ever, as other people mentioned, it is dirty, unhealthy just junk food in a whole. There are better places to go.

Peter Thomas

The population of Great Britain (i.e England, Wales and Scotland) is now between 64 and 65 million. Add in Northern Ireland to complete the four countries of the UK, and it jumps to around 67 million. Maybe McDonalds footfall has increased by a similar amount...

Player

Yes. More people need teaching about the cross. They can still eat McDonald's but get their knowledge of greater things as they do. The Cross has more to meaning in life than anything.

Eddie Boy Galang

I always go for Mc because of coffee & pie, not much for the burger, but that doesn’t mean I never like theirs...sometimes only...but I like the sausage Mcmuffin