Number of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom in 2026

Last updated on August 04, 2026
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How many McDonald's restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,501 McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom as of August 04, 2026. The country with the most number of McDonald's locations in the UK is England, with 1,277 restaurants, which is about 85% of all McDonald's restaurants in the UK.

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Map of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom


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Top 6 Countries with the most McDonald's restaurants

England

1,277 (85%)

A restaurant for every 44,078 people, in England with about 85% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Scotland

115 (8%)

A restaurant for every 47,504 people, in Scotland with about 8% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Wales

78 (5%)

A restaurant for every 40,423 people, in Wales with about 5% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Country Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
England 1,277 (85%) 56.29M 44.08K
Scotland 115 (8%) 5.46M 47.50K
Wales 78 (5%) 3.15M 40.42K
Northern Ireland 29 (2%) 1.89M 65.31K
Isle of Man 1 (0%) 85.00K 85.00K
Channel Islands 1 (0%) 174.00K 174.00K

There are no countries without McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom

Cities with the most number of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom

City Country Number of Locations
Birmingham England 21
Glasgow Scotland 17
Liverpool England 16
Leeds England 15
Westminster England 13
Manchester England 13
Nottingham England 12
Bristol England 12
Norwich England 11
Edinburgh Scotland 10

McDonald's vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
McDonald's   vs   Costa Express 14,001 (+12,500 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 2,275 (+1,485 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Greggs 2,777 (+1,276 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,336 (+546 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Costa Store 2,618 (+1,117 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 1,056 (+266 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Subway 2,070 (+569 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 769 ( -21 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Starbucks 1,372 ( -129 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 547 ( -243 cities than McDonald's)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Riverside Riverside Retail Park Northampton England NN3 9HY 01604 788949 52.24353 -0.83562 Riverside Retail Park, Northampton, England, NN3 9HY 2026-08-04
Cromer, Co Middlebrook Way Cromer England NR27 9JR 01263 511010 52.928336 1.287564 Middlebrook Way, Cromer, England, NR27 9JR 2026-08-04
Snetterton A11 Service Area Snetterton England NR16 2TX 01953 887166 52.474491 0.954233 A11 Service Area, Snetterton, England, NR16 2TX 2026-08-04
St Ives, B 1 Abbey Retail Park St Ives England PE27 4AE 01480 300007 52.33108 -0.06085 1 Abbey Retail Park, St Ives, England, PE27 4AE 2026-08-04
Fort Willi An Aird Fort William Scotland PH33 6AN 01397 701861 56.822216 -5.105651 An Aird, Fort William, Scotland, PH33 6AN 2026-08-04
Portsmouth 75 London Road Portsmouth England PO2 0BH 023 9387 3607 50.8153 -1.079717 75 London Road, Portsmouth, England, PO2 0BH 2026-08-04
Buck Barn Buck Barn Worthing Road Horsham England RH13 8LW 01403 865326 50.991719 -0.340949 Buck Barn Worthing Road, Horsham, England, RH13 8LW 2026-08-04
Thur Lakes Unit 344 Lakeside Shopping Centre Grays England RM20 2ZH 01708 861650 51.485843 0.284366 Unit 344 Lakeside Shopping Centre, Grays, England, RM20 2ZH 2026-08-04
Thurruck L Unit 64 Lakeside Shopping Centre Grays England RM20 2ZF 01708 863616 51.489193 0.282979 Unit 64 Lakeside Shopping Centre, Grays, England, RM20 2ZF 2026-08-04
Grantham Great North Road Colsterworth England NG33 5FF 01476 860826 52.805168 -0.611032 Great North Road, Colsterworth, England, NG33 5FF 2026-08-04

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