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

Last updated on June 09, 2026
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How many McDonald's restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,497 McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom as of June 09, 2026. The country with the most number of McDonald's locations in the UK is England, with 1,274 restaurants, which is about 85% of all McDonald's restaurants in the UK.

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Cities
Map of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom


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Top 6 Countries with the most McDonald's restaurants

England

1,274 (85%)

A restaurant for every 44,181 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

77 (5%)

A restaurant for every 40,948 people, in Wales with about 5% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Country Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
England 1,274 (85%) 56.29M 44.18K
Scotland 115 (8%) 5.46M 47.50K
Wales 77 (5%) 3.15M 40.95K
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 (+12,504 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 2,275 (+1,487 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Greggs 2,774 (+1,277 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,328 (+540 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Costa Store 2,618 (+1,121 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 1,056 (+268 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Subway 2,070 (+573 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 769 ( -19 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Starbucks 1,372 ( -125 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 547 ( -241 cities than McDonald's)

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Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Aberystwyt Parc-Y-Llyn Retail Park Aberystwyth Wales SY23 3TL 01970 636718 52.405298 -4.065647 Parc-Y-Llyn Retail Park, Aberystwyth, Wales, SY23 3TL 2026-06-09
West Bromw 91 All Saints Way Sandwell England B71 1RG 0121 588 6839 52.530452 -1.988171 91 All Saints Way, Sandwell, England, B71 1RG 2026-06-09
Hayle Carwin Rise Hayle England TR27 5DG 01736 759636 50.19723 -5.397198 Carwin Rise, Hayle, England, TR27 5DG 2026-06-09
Rickmanswo 94-102 High Street Rickmansworth England WD3 1AQ 07534 749691 51.639165 -0.471248 94-102 High Street, Rickmansworth, England, WD3 1AQ 2026-06-09
Bassetts P Bassetts Pole Sutton Coldfield England B75 5SA 0121 308 6765 52.59075 -1.78075 Bassetts Pole, Sutton Coldfield, England, B75 5SA 2026-06-09
Swanley Ce Unit 30 Swanley Centre Swanley England BR8 7TJ 01233 226429 51.39593 0.173545 Unit 30 Swanley Centre, Swanley, England, BR8 7TJ 2026-06-09
Whitton As Whitehouse - Asda Ipswich England IP1 5NP 01473 748388 52.085326 1.113272 Whitehouse - Asda, Ipswich, England, IP1 5NP 2026-06-09
Nairn Balmakeith Retail Park Nairn Scotland IV12 5QF 01667 454889 57.581961 -3.850117 Balmakeith Retail Park, Nairn, Scotland, IV12 5QF 2026-06-09
Liverpool 372 Queens Drive Liverpool England L4 8UU 0151 256 5171 53.43907 -2.939387 372 Queens Drive, Liverpool, England, L4 8UU 2026-06-09
Ellesmere 24 - 25 Coliseum Way Ellesmere Port England CH65 9HD 0151 305 4340 53.264458 -2.88388 24 - 25 Coliseum Way, Ellesmere Port, England, CH65 9HD 2026-06-09

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