These Five Guys statistics show how large the burger chain is in 2026, where its biggest restaurant footprint sits, and how its recent U.S. sales and unit counts compare.
Five Guys is now a mature global fast-casual brand rather than just a regional burger chain. The latest official company pages point to more than 1,900 restaurants worldwide, while current location-tracking snapshots show the U.S. still accounts for the overwhelming majority of the brand’s store base.
Five Guys was founded in 1986, which means the chain reached its 40th anniversary in 2026.
Five Guys says it operates more than 1,900 restaurants worldwide.
The company says it has a presence in more than 29 countries.
ScrapeHero counted 1,526 Five Guys restaurants in the United States as of January 15, 2026.
Florida leads the U.S. with 132 Five Guys locations, followed by California with 111 and New York with 94.
ScrapeHero counted 178 Five Guys restaurants in the United Kingdom, 73 in Canada, and 41 in France.
Technomic estimated Five Guys generated $2.270 billion in U.S. sales in 2024 across 1,488 U.S. units.
QSR’s 2024 QSR 50 report estimated Five Guys posted $2.626 billion in 2023 U.S. systemwide sales and $1.811 million in average sales per unit.
QSR estimated Five Guys had 890 franchised/licensed U.S. units and 594 company-owned U.S. units in 2023.
QSR reported Five Guys opened 34 franchised units and closed 14 in 2024, for a net gain of 20.
Five Guys says franchise opportunities are sold out in the United States and Canada.
The company says select international franchise markets are open in Europe, the Middle East, and APAC, and prospects need access to more than $5 million in capital.
Five Guys locations by selected market
The U.S. remains the brand’s core market by a very wide margin. The United Kingdom is the largest non-U.S. market in this snapshot, while Canada and France remain much smaller in absolute store count.
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United States
1,526 locations
United Kingdom
178 locations
Canada
73 locations
France
41 locations
Max = 1,526 locations. Widths: United States 100.00%, United Kingdom 11.66%, Canada 4.78%, France 2.69%
Top U.S. states for Five Guys locations
Five Guys has broad national coverage, but its store base is especially concentrated in Florida, California, New York, Virginia, and Texas. Florida alone accounts for about 9% of all U.S. Five Guys restaurants in the latest ScrapeHero snapshot.
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Florida
132 locations
California
111 locations
New York
94 locations
Virginia
79 locations
Texas
77 locations
Max = 132 locations. Widths: Florida 100.00%, California 84.09%, New York 71.21%, Virginia 59.85%, Texas 58.33%
Five Guys U.S. systemwide sales
Recent industry estimates put Five Guys above the $2 billion mark in annual U.S. sales. The 2024 figure from Technomic was below the 2023 QSR estimate, but both numbers still place Five Guys among the largest burger chains in the United States.
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2023 U.S. sales
$2.626B
2024 U.S. sales
$2.270B
Max = $2.626B. Widths: 2023 U.S. sales 100.00%, 2024 U.S. sales 86.44%
Five Guys U.S. ownership mix
QSR’s 2024 QSR 50 data estimated Five Guys had 1,484 U.S. units in 2023. Of those, 890 were franchised or licensed and 594 were company-owned, which means the U.S. system was still weighted toward franchised restaurants but kept a substantial corporate store base.
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Franchised/licensed
890 units
Company-owned
594 units
Max = 890 units. Widths: Franchised/licensed 100.00%, Company-owned 66.74%
Five Guys openings and closures in 2024
Store growth in 2024 was positive, but not explosive. Five Guys added more restaurants than it lost, yet the overall pace suggests a brand that is now expanding from an already large base rather than sprinting through an early hypergrowth phase.
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Opened
34 units
Closed
14 units
Net increase
20 units
Max = 34 units. Widths: Opened 100.00%, Closed 41.18%, Net increase 58.82%
Five Guys franchise facts
Five Guys is still expanding, but the expansion opportunity is no longer centered on the U.S. or Canada. The company says those two markets are sold out, while select international markets remain open for development.
Five Guys says it is currently accepting franchise inquiries in Europe, the Middle East, and the APAC region. The same franchise page says prospects should have access to more than $5 million in capital, which shows how large the brand’s preferred multi-unit development profile has become.
What these Five Guys statistics show
The biggest takeaway is that Five Guys already has scale. It is no longer a niche premium burger brand, but a chain with more than 1,900 restaurants worldwide and more than 1,500 U.S. locations alone.
The second takeaway is that the business is now in a steadier expansion phase. U.S. sales remain well above $2 billion, but store growth is incremental rather than explosive, and the company’s future white space appears to be more international than domestic.
Because these figures come from a mix of official company pages, industry ranking estimates, and point-in-time location databases, they should be read as a snapshot rather than a single-source financial filing.
Sources
Five Guys Our Story
Five Guys Support Hub
Five Guys Franchise With Us
Five Guys Celebrates 40 Years of Burgers, Fries and Family
Five Guys Media Fact Sheet 2024
QSR 2024 QSR 50 Report
QSR 2025 Top Fast-Food Burger Chains Ranked by Sales
Restaurant Business / Technomic Top 500 2025: Five Guys
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