McDonald's
World's largest fast food chain by revenue, serving 69 million customers daily across 100+ countries with iconic burgers and fries.
Basic Information
- Category: Quick Service Restaurant
- Founded: 1940
- Headquarters: Chicago, IL
- Website: https://www.mcdonalds.com
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1940 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founders: Richard and Maurice McDonald (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- CEO: Chris Kempczinski (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Restaurants: 40,000+ worldwide (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Daily Customers: 69 million (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Revenue: $25.5 billion (2023) (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Iconic Item: Big Mac, introduced 1968, sold in 100+ countries (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Industry (SIC): Retail - Furniture (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- State of Incorporation: DE (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Stock ticker: MCD (NYSE) (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Products and Services
- Big Mac: Signature double-decker burger
- McNuggets: Breaded chicken nuggets
- McFlurry: Soft-serve ice cream dessert
- Quarter Pounder: Premium beef burger
- Happy Meal: Kids meal with collectible toy
- McCafé: Premium coffee and beverage line
- Egg McMuffin: Breakfast sandwich, invented 1971
- McDonald's App: Mobile ordering and loyalty rewards
Evidence and Sources
- Official Website (Primary Source)
- MCDONALDS CORP — SEC EDGAR (reference)
Citation Guidance
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (88/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-12
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AI summary
World's largest fast food chain by revenue, serving 69 million customers daily across 100+ countries with iconic burgers and fries.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 2 supporting sources linked.
- 11 structured facts available for extraction.
- 8 product or service signals captured.
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