Number of McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom in 2025

Last updated on March 18, 2025

How many McDonald's restaurants are there in the United Kingdom?

There are 1,460 McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom as of March 18, 2025. The country with the most number of McDonald's locations in the UK is England, with 1,242 restaurants, which is about 85% of all McDonald's restaurants in the UK.

1,460
Locations
762
Cities


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You can download the complete list of 1,460 McDonald's locations data as an Excel file, along with geo-coded addresses, phone numbers and open hours from our data store.

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Top 6 Countries with the most McDonald's restaurants

England

1,242 (85%)

A restaurant for every 45,320 people, in England with about 85% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Scotland

113 (8%)

A restaurant for every 48,345 people, in Scotland with about 8% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Wales

75 (5%)

A restaurant for every 42,040 people, in Wales with about 5% of the total number of McDonald's restaurants


Country Number of restaurants Population Population per restaurant
England 1,242 (85%) 56.29M 45.32K
Scotland 113 (8%) 5.46M 48.34K
Wales 75 (5%) 3.15M 42.04K
Northern Ireland 28 (2%) 1.89M 67.64K
Isle of Man (0%) 85.00K 85.00K
Channel Islands (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 21
Liverpool England 16
Leeds England 15
Manchester England 13
Westminster England 13
Bristol England 12
Edinburgh Scotland 12
Nottingham England 11
Southampton England 9

McDonald's vs competitors

Number of locations Number of States Number of cities
McDonald's   vs   Costa Express 13,836 (+12,376 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 2,701 (+1,939 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Costa Store 2,594 (+1,134 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,099 (+337 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Greggs 2,389 (+929 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 1,188 (+426 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Subway 2,158 (+698 locations than McDonald's) 4 ( -2 states than McDonald's) 781 (+19 cities than McDonald's)
McDonald's   vs   Starbucks 1,381 ( -79 locations than McDonald's) 5 ( -1 states than McDonald's) 531 ( -231 cities than McDonald's)

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Download the complete database of McDonald's Locations in UK

You can download the full list of McDonald's locations used for this analysis from our data store. Here is a random sample of 10 records for you to look at the fields and the data that we provide.

Name Street City Country Zip Code Phone Latitude Longitude Address Last Updated Date
Yardley Wo School Road Birmingham England B14 4BJ 0121 430 4214 52.413887 -1.872204 School Road, Birmingham, England, B14 4BJ 2025-03-18
Caernarfon South Road Caernarfon Wales LL55 2HS 01286 678003 53.134197 -4.269608 South Road, Caernarfon, Wales, LL55 2HS 2025-03-18
Strabane 37 Railway Street Strabane Northern Ireland BT82 8EQ 028 7188 6002 54.829323 -7.468002 37 Railway Street, Strabane, Northern Ireland, BT82 8EQ 2025-03-18
Swavesey A14 Southern Quadrant Boxworth England CB23 4WU 01954 267193 52.26876 -0.00899 A14 Southern Quadrant, Boxworth, England, CB23 4WU 2025-03-18
Chester Ms Chester Motorway Service Area Chester England CH2 4QZ 01928 727460 53.268233 -2.802508 Chester Motorway Service Area, Chester, England, CH2 4QZ 2025-03-18
Singing Ke A55 Junction 31 Lloc Nr Holywell Wales CH8 8RF 01352 721266 53.273791 -3.305123 A55 Junction 31, Lloc Nr Holywell, Wales, CH8 8RF 2025-03-18
Whitchurch Wrexham Road By-Pass Whitchurch England SY13 1JZ 01948 661896 52.966524 -2.705279 Wrexham Road By-Pass, Whitchurch, England, SY13 1JZ 2025-03-18
Abergele Rhuddlan Road Abergele Wales LL22 7HZ 01745 822134 53.284897 -3.56897 Rhuddlan Road, Abergele, Wales, LL22 7HZ 2025-03-18
Tiverton Tiverton Business Park Tiverton England EX16 6SR 01884 235884 50.911114 -3.468201 Tiverton Business Park, Tiverton, England, EX16 6SR 2025-03-18
Bordesley Belchers Lane Birmingham England B9 5RT 0121 772 4064 52.48041 -1.83322 Belchers Lane, Birmingham, England, B9 5RT 2025-03-18

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