McDonald’s Is Top Visited U.S. Business

A new report ranks the QSR chain before Walmart and Subway as the most-visited business in the United States.

May 03, 2013

SEATTLE – McDonald’s edged out Walmart to claim the top spot as the most-visited business in America, according to “The State of Place,” a new report from Placed Insights. Subway claimed the third spot. Restaurants grabbed six of the top 10 slots on the survey. 

The inaugural ranking of the top businesses is based on the percent of the U.S. population that frequented these brick-and-mortar destinations in March. The results found that McDonald’s led all businesses with nearly half of Americans age 14 and older visiting the quick-service restaurant in that month.

Nearly 40% of consumers visited Walmart during the month, reaching nearly three times as many visitors as Target, which took the number 10 spot. Burger King and Starbucks attracted one in four consumers in the number four and number five slots. 

“March also saw a resurgence in dining out with restaurants dominating nearly half of the top-gaining categories for the month,” the report stated.

The rankings of the top 10 are as follows, with the percentage of visitors: 

1. McDonald’s, 49%

2. Walmart, 38.8%

3. Subway, 37.8%

4. Burger King, 24.3%

5. Starbucks, 23.9%

6. Wendy’s, 22.8%

7. Walgreens, 22.7%

8. CVS, 18.9%

9. Taco Bell, 18.2%

10. Target, 14.2%

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