Fast food, coffee & drive-thrus · Shrinking
Is Starbucks closing stores?
16,800 US locations, Oct 10, 2026 B
Yes. Starbucks’ US store locator lists about 16,800 locations as of Oct 10, 2026.
US company-operated stores: 509 opened, 620 closed in fiscal 2025. (SEC Form 10-K)
+1,250
since Jan 2023 (▲ 8.1%) estimate
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last 12 months
+1,461
so far in 2026 (▲ 9.5%) estimate
Changes marked “estimate” aren’t anchored to a company count yet, so we don’t use them in headlines (why).
Timeline
- Starbucks reports 10,047: company-operated US stores (licensed stores not included). SEC Form 10-K
- Our store-locator count: about 16,800 US locations. The Store Count
How many Starbucks locations are there in the US?
About 16,800, according to Starbucks’ own store locator on Oct 10, 2026, after removing duplicates and anything outside the US.
Is Starbucks closing locations in 2026?
Shrinking, as of Sep 28, 2025: US company-operated stores: 509 opened, 620 closed in fiscal 2025. (SEC Form 10-K) On the store locator, the count has changed by +1,461 since early January (an estimate).