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The Store Count
An independent count of America’s chain stores, sourced, dated and graded
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Is Burger King closing stores?

6,170 US locations, Oct 17, 2026 B

Not on balance. Burger King’s US store locator lists about 6,170 locations as of Oct 17, 2026.

US Burger Kings at year end: 6,778 (2023), 6,701 (2024), 6,650 (2025), from its Franchise Disclosure Document. (Franchise Disclosure Document)

−522
since Jul 2024 (▼ 7.8%) estimate
−122
last 12 months (▼ 1.9%) estimate
−147
so far in 2026 (▼ 2.3%) estimate

Changes marked “estimate” aren’t anchored to a company count yet, so we don’t use them in headlines (why).

5,0005,5006,0006,5007,000202420252026Company count 6,778 (2023-12-31)Company count 6,701 (2024-12-31)Company count 6,650 (2025-12-31)
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Timeline

  1. Burger King reports 6,778: US Burger King restaurants (Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 20). Franchise Disclosure Document
  2. Burger King reports 6,701: US Burger King restaurants (Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 20). Franchise Disclosure Document
  3. Burger King reports 7,025: Burger King restaurants, US and Canada. SEC Form 10-K
  4. Burger King reports 6,650: US Burger King restaurants (Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 20). Franchise Disclosure Document
  5. Our store-locator count: about 6,170 US locations. The Store Count

How many Burger King locations are there in the US?

About 6,170, according to Burger King’s own store locator on Oct 17, 2026, after removing duplicates and anything outside the US. Burger King itself reported 6,650 on Dec 31, 2025 (Franchise Disclosure Document).

Is Burger King closing locations in 2026?

Stable, as of Dec 31, 2025: US Burger Kings at year end: 6,778 (2023), 6,701 (2024), 6,650 (2025), from its Franchise Disclosure Document. (Franchise Disclosure Document) On the store locator, the count has changed by −147 since early January (an estimate).