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Is Popeyes closing stores?

3,120 US locations, Oct 17, 2026 B

Not on balance. Popeyes’ US store locator lists about 3,120 locations as of Oct 17, 2026.

Popeyes US and Canada segment: net restaurant growth of 1.6% in 2025. (SEC Form 10-K)

+204
since Jan 2023 (▲ 7.0%) estimate
−10
last 12 months (▼ 0.3%) estimate
−26
so far in 2026 (▼ 0.8%) estimate

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

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Timeline

  1. Popeyes reports 3,578: Popeyes restaurants, US and Canada. SEC Form 10-K
  2. Our store-locator count: about 3,120 US locations. The Store Count

How many Popeyes locations are there in the US?

About 3,120, according to Popeyes’ own store locator on Oct 17, 2026, after removing duplicates and anything outside the US.

Is Popeyes closing locations in 2026?

Stable, as of Dec 31, 2025: Popeyes US and Canada segment: net restaurant growth of 1.6% in 2025. (SEC Form 10-K) On the store locator, the count has changed by −26 since early January (an estimate).