how many burgers does mcdonald's sell a day

February 11, 2026

McDonald’s is estimated to sell around 6.5 million burgers per day worldwide , based on widely cited industry calculations.

Quick Scoop: The Daily Burger Count

The headline number

Most recent breakdowns still lean on the classic “75 burgers per second ” stat:

75 burgers per second → 4,500 per minute
4,500 per minute → 270,000 per hour
270,000 per hour → about 6,480,000 burgers per day (≈ 6.5 million).

This figure is not an official live counter from McDonald’s, but a reasonably accepted estimate used by business and food-industry analysts through 2024–2025.

U.S. vs. global share

Some recent reports suggest:

Roughly 6.5 million burgers per day globally.

Of those, about 5.4 million burgers a day in the U.S. alone , implying that the U.S. still accounts for the bulk of burger sales.

That U.S. share would translate to around 2.5 billion burgers per year just in the American market.

Per-restaurant rough average

Analysts sometimes zoom in to a per-store estimate:

Global total ≈ 6.5 million burgers per day.

Around 40,000 restaurants worldwide in recent years.

Simple division gives roughly 160 burgers per location per day , but this is viewed as unrealistically low because it assumes even sales and 24/7 operation.

Adjusted industry-style estimates suggest 2,000–2,500 burgers per restaurant per day for a typical outlet, with busy city stores much higher and quiet rural units lower.

Why the numbers are estimates

McDonald’s no longer updates the old “Billions and Billions Served” signs with precise counts, and it does not regularly publish a daily burger figure in its official investor reports.

Modern estimates therefore combine: older official “75 per second” messaging, current store counts, and independent business analyses, which is why sources converge but don’t give an identical exact number.

Quick recap

Best current estimate: about 6.5 million burgers per day worldwide.

U.S. share: roughly 5.4 million per day , ≈ 2.5 billion per year.

Per store (realistic range): about 2,000–2,500 burgers daily on average, varying heavily by location and traffic.

Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.