10 Popular Fast Food Chain in America

#1  McDonald's

McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of hamburger fast food restaurants, serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries. Sales increased by about 5% last year, the company opened up 71 new locations. 33,000+ outlets worldwide and about 14,098 of it is located in the US states.  Founded on May 15, 1940 in San Bernardino, California, with a $34.2 billion U.S. sales last 2011.

#2 Subway

Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs) and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. (DAI). Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 37,000 restaurants in 100 countries and territories as of June 27, 2012. It is the largest single-brand restaurant chain globally and is the second largest restaurant operator globally after Yum! Brands (over 37,000 locations). Founded on August 28, 1965 in Bridgeport, Connecticut with a $11.4 billion revenue last 2011.

#3 Starbucks 

Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee company and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 19,763 stores in 59 countries, including 12,848 in the United States, 1,264 in Canada, 973 in Japan, 778 in Great Britain, 621 in China, 441 in South Korea, 350 in Mexico and 269 in Taiwan. Founded on March 30, 1971 in Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington. With a $9.75 billion revenue last year.

#4 Wendy's

Wendy's is an international fast food chain restaurant founded by Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The company decided to move its headquarters to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. It has been owned by Triarc (now called Wendy's Company) since 2008. As of March 2010, Wendy's was the world's third largest hamburger fast food chain with approximately 6,650 locations, 5,876 are in the US states with a $8.5 billion sales last year.

#5 Burger King

Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain. Founded on July 28, 1953 with 12,400 outlets worldwide in 73 countries, 7,231 locations along are in the US, with a $8.4 billion sales last year.

#6 Taco Bell

Taco Bell is an American chain of fast-food restaurants based in Irvine, California. A subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., they serve a variety of Tex-Mex cuisine foods including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, nachos, other specialty items, and a variety of "Value Menu" items. Founded on March 21, 1962 in Downey, California. With 5,800 restaurants in the US and a $6.8 billion sales last year.

#7 Dunkin' Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts is an international doughnut and coffee retailer founded in 1950 by William Rosenberg in Quincy,Massachusetts, it is now headquartered in Canton. While the company originally focused on doughnuts and other baked goods, over half of its business today is in coffee sales, making it more of a competitor to Starbucks than to more traditional competitors such as Krispy Kreme and Tim Hortons. About 10,000 outlets worldwide (32 countries), 7,015 locations are in the US states. A $5.92 billion revenue last year.

#8 Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut is an American restaurant chain founded 1958 in Wichita, Kansas, with an  international franchise that offers different styles of pizza along with side dishes including salad, pasta, buffalo wings,breadsticks, and garlic bread. Pizza Hut is a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc., the world's largest restaurant company. As of 2012, there were more than 6,000 Pizza Hut restaurants in the United States, and more than 5,139 store locations in 94 other countries and territories around the world. A $5.4 billion revenue last year.

#9 KFC

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) is a global chain of fried chicken fast food restaurants with its operational headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky in the United States. It was developed and built by Colonel Harland Sanders, who began selling fried chicken from his roadside restaurant in Corbin, Kentucky from 1930. Sanders was an early pioneer of the restaurant franchise concept, with the first "Kentucky Fried Chicken" franchise opening in Utah in 1952. Today KFC has 17,000 outlets worldwide with 4,793  are in the US. With $4.5 billion revenue last year. 

#10 Chick-Fil-A

Chick-fil-A (referring to "filet") is an American fast food restaurant chain headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of College Park, Georgia,United States, specializing in chicken entrées and is known for promoting the company founder's Christian values. Long associated with the Southern United States, where it has been a cultural icon, the chain has expanded. As of April 2012, Chick-fil-A has 1,614 restaurants in 39 states and the District of Columbia, and is focusing future growth in the American Midwest, the Philippines,Mexico, and Southern California. Founded, 1946 in Hapeville, Georgia with a revenue last year of $4.05 billion.