McDonald's, also known as McDonald's Corp or McDonald's Corporation, is a publicly owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 1955, the company operates with approximately 437,630 employees and reported $26.9B in revenue as of 2025. Functioning as a restaurant, it specializes as an American fast food retailer with franchises in over 37,000 locations across more than 100 countries.
McDonald's globally leads Western fast food, recording 45,356 restaurants and systemwide sales of approximately $139.4 billion in 2025, significantly outpacing KFC's 33,897 restaurants and $36.4 billion in sales, despite not outperforming KFC within the China market. Earlier on September 18, the company teased fans on Facebook with images of a gold vault featuring various symbols, including a snowflake, the map of Australia, a bacon rasher, a block of cheese, a padlock, and abbreviations like IND, SGP, and NLD, suggesting a new customer incentive following its confirmation earlier in the month that its annual Monopoly game would not return. This follows the board's decision on September 18 to set its next quarterly dividend at $1.93 per share, which positioned McDonald's as a "Dividend King" by marking its 50th consecutive year of raising its payout, despite being its smallest raise in years.
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