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Yum China's competitors and similar companies include Papa John's, Starbucks, Subway, Yum! Brands and Burger King.
Yum China
Yum China
Yum China Holdings is a company engaged in the restaurant industry.
Papa John's
Papa John's
Papa John's International is a company that operates a pizza restaurant chain providing delivery, takeaway, and dine-in services.
Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks is a company that operates as a marketer and retailer of coffee and food products.
Subway
Subway
SUBWAY is a fast food restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches.
Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands (formerly known as Tricon Global Restaurants) is a company that develops, operates, and franchises restaurants.
Burger King
Burger King
Burger King Holdings is a fast-food restaurant chain that operates and franchises Burger King restaurants.
Founding Date
Founding Date
1987
Founding Date
1984
Founding Date
1971
Founding Date
1965
Founding Date
1997
Founding Date
1954
Type
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Public
Type
Private
Type
Public
Type
Subsidiary
Tags
Locations
Locations
Shanghai, CN HQ
Locations
Louisville, US HQ
Beijing, CN
Shanghai, CN
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Locations
Seattle, US HQ
Richmond, AU
Vienna, AT
Varginha, BR
Toronto, CA
Shanghai, CN
San José, CR
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Locations
Milford, US HQ
Locations
Louisville, US HQ
Sydney, AU
Woking, GB
Louisville, US
Plano, US
Chicago, US
Irvine, US
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Locations
Miami, US HQ
Buenos Aires, AR
Barueri, BR
Toronto, CA
Shanghai, CN
Hannover, DE
München, DE
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Employees
Employees
400,000
Employees
13,20010% increase
Employees
381,0005% decrease
Employees
100,9381% increase
Employees
35,0003% decrease
Employees
102,2722% increase
Valuation ($)
Valuation ($)
16.9 b
Valuation ($)
1.7 b
Valuation ($)
108.4 b
Valuation ($)
N/A
Valuation ($)
37.9 b
Valuation ($)
N/A

Financial

Revenue (est.)
Revenue (est.)
$11b (FY, 2023)
Revenue (est.)
$2.1b (FY, 2023)
Revenue (est.)
$36.2b (FY, 2024)
Revenue (est.)
N/A
Revenue (est.)
$7.1b (FY, 2023)
Revenue (est.)
N/A
Cost of goods
Cost of goods
N/A
Cost of goods
$1.7b (FY, 2023)
Cost of goods
N/A
Cost of goods
N/A
Cost of goods
$3.6b (FY, 2023)
Cost of goods
N/A
Gross profit
Gross profit
N/A
Gross profit
$421.6m (FY, 2023)
Gross profit
N/A
Gross profit
N/A
Gross profit
$3.5b (FY, 2023)
Gross profit
N/A
Net income
Net income
$901m (FY, 2023)
Net income
$82.8m (FY, 2023)
Net income
$3.8b (FY, 2024)
Net income
N/A
Net income
$1.6b (FY, 2023)
Net income
N/A

Operating

Countries
Countries
N/A
Countries
44 (Q3, 2017)
Countries
86 (Q3, 2023)
Countries
100 (Jun, 2023)
Countries
150 (Q3, 2021)
Countries
N/A
Franchised Restaurants
Franchised Restaurants
N/A
Franchised Restaurants
4.4 k (Q3, 2017)
Franchised Restaurants
N/A
Franchised Restaurants
N/A
Franchised Restaurants
51.1 k (Q3, 2021)
Franchised Restaurants
N/A
Restaurants
Restaurants
N/A
Restaurants
742 (Q3, 2017)
Restaurants
N/A
Restaurants
37 k (Jun, 2023)
Restaurants
52.2 k (Q3, 2021)
Restaurants
N/A
Stores
Stores
9.2 k (FY, 2019)
Stores
N/A
Stores
37.2 k (Q3, 2023)
Stores
N/A
Stores
N/A
Stores
N/A

Funding

Total funding raised
Total funding raised
$ 460m
Total funding raised
N/A
Total funding raised
$ 900m
Total funding raised
N/A
Total funding raised
N/A
Total funding raised
N/A
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HQ
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HQ
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Employees
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HQ
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Employees
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HQ
Louisville, US
Employees
35,000↓ 3% decrease

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