When was McDonald's founded?

McDonald's was founded in 1940 and raised its 1st funding round 69 years after it was founded.

Where is McDonald's located?

McDonald's is headquartered in Oak Brook, United States.

How many employees does McDonald's have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at McDonald's is 447697.

Is McDonald's a funded company?

McDonald's is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Sep 12, 2009.

When was the latest funding round of McDonald's?

McDonald's' latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Mar 03, 2025, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of McDonald's?

Annual revenue of McDonald's is $26.9B as on Dec 31, 2025.

Where does McDonald's rank among its competitors?

McDonald's ranks 3rd amongst 868 active competitors, of which 59 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was McDonald's, which secured $54.6M in Mar, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of McDonald's?

McDonald's' top competitors include Burger King, Wendy's International and Cracker Barrel. Among them, McDonald's secured the most recent funding round in March, 2025.

McDonald's - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

McDonald's is a fast-food burger restaurant chain serving around 68 million customers daily in 119 countries across 36,538 outlets, as of Jan 2019. McDonald's restaurant is operated by either a franchisee, an affiliate, or the corporation itself. McDonald's primarily sells hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken, french fries, breakfast items, soft drinks, milkshakes, and desserts.In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $23.18B and a net profit of $6.17B.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1940

Location

Oak Brook, United States

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Mar 03, 2025, $*****

Investors

27th Street Capital & 6 more

Ranked

3^rd among 868 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$26.9B as on Dec 31, 2025

Employee Count

447,697 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

NOMA & 2 more

Similar Companies

Burger King & 1188 more

Exit Details

Public

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McDonald's is associated with 8 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
BEST FAST FOOD LTD CIN: 11348112 , United Kingdom, Active	May 06, 2018	$1.94K (As on May 31, 2025)	-
MCDONALDS CORP CIN: 63908 , United States, Active	Dec 20, 1964	$26.9B (As on Dec 31, 2025)	-	-
C MCDONALD LIMITED CIN: 13070341 , United Kingdom, Active	Dec 07, 2020	-	1 (As on Dec 08, 2024)
AGOSTINI RESTAURANTS, INC. CIN: 834548437 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	51 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
CASPIAN NETWORKS LIMITED CIN: 3283357 , United Kingdom, Active	Nov 24, 1996	$83.1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	1410 (As on Dec 31, 2024)
J.M.C. RESTAURANTS LIMITED CIN: NI027644 , United Kingdom, Active	Jul 22, 1993	$55.5M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	1034 (As on Dec 31, 2024)
HARDCASTLE RESTAURANTS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U55101MH1995PTC091422 , India, Active	Aug 07, 1995	$297M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
MCDONALDS RESTAURANT CIN: 454064767 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	273 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

McDonald's got listed on Apr 15, 2011.

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McDonald's has raised funding over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 12, 2009. McDonald's has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of McDonald's:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 03, 2025	4306971	Conventional Debt	2859230	9464048	6855387	2539462
Jul 2017	5040673	Post IPO	9994659	4934290	2527758	The Carlyle Group
Sep 12, 2009	1234541	Grant (prize money)	9667811	8186281	9146647	FEMA

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The founders of McDonald's is Steve McKinney.

Here are the details of McDonald's' key team members:

Steve McKinney: Owner of McDonald's.

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McDonald's' employee count trend

McDonald's has 447,697 employees as of Mar 26. Here is McDonald's's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of McDonald's include Burger King, Wendy's International and Cracker Barrel. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of McDonald's, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Burger King 1954, Miami (United States), Public	Chain of restaurant serving burger	$100M	Periphas Capital, Capital Group & 30 others	80/100
2nd	Wendy's International 1969, Dublin (United States), Public	Operator of fast food chains	-	Trian Partners, Four Rivers & 5 others	73/100
3rd	McDonald's 1940, Oak Brook (United States), Public	Fast food burger restaurant chain	-	27th Street Capital, Four Rivers & 5 others	73/100
4th	Cracker Barrel 1969, Lebanon (United States), Public	Chain of limited service restaurants	-	-	72/100
5th	First Watch 1983, Bradenton (United States), Public	Chain of limited service restaurant	-	L Catterton, Advent International	71/100
6th	Five Guys Enterprises 1986, Alexandria (United States), Series A	Restaurant chain selling hand crafted hamburgers	$25M	BBMR Investments LLC, Pembroke VCT & 6 others	68/100
7th	Krystal 1932, Dunwoody (United States), Acquired	Chain of restaurants offering burger, chicken, deserts, etc	$14.2M	Eagle Merchant Partners, Turmeric Capital ... & 3 others	67/100
8th	Portillo's 1963, Oak Brook (United States), Public	Chain of limited service restaurant	-	-	65/100
9th	Shake Shack 2004, New York City (United States), Public	Chains of restaurant serving burgers	-	Leonard Green and Partners, Vulcan Capital ... & 3 others	64/100
10th	Firehouse 1998, Jacksonville (United States), Acquired	Multi-brand restaurant franchise offers gourmet sub sandwiches	-	Wingfield Financial, Hud Exchange	64/100

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McDonald's has made 3 investments including NOMA, Plexure and Wise Systems. McDonald's has not made any acquisitions as of now.

Here is the list of its investments:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Nov 01, 2024	Investments	NOMA	2023	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Apr 02, 2019	Investments	Plexure	1984	Auckland (New Zealand)
Jun 04, 2015	Investments	Wise Systems	2014	Cambridge (United States)