Countries by number of McDonald's
A Peakle category. Higher = more McDonald's restaurants. Name answers one at a time, each one higher than the last. New to the game? Read how to play.
When it was played
- Puzzle #22, October 30, 2026 · replay in the archive
The numbers
- 113 answers count.
- The longest possible climb is 81 steps, because some answers are tied and a tie ends the climb.
How it's counted
- Operating McDonald's restaurants in each country or territory, as listed on Wikipedia (mostly from McDonald's own figures).
Source
Wikipedia: List of countries with McDonald's restaurants, as of October 14, 2026.
Every answer
Alphabetical. Their values stay a secret, so the climb is still worth replaying.
American Samoa (territory of United States) · Andorra · Argentina · Aruba (part of Netherlands Antilles at the time) · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas · Bahrain · Belgium · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Canada · Chile · China · Chinese Taipei · Colombia · Costa Rica · Croatia · Cuba · Curaçao (part of Netherlands Antilles at the time) · Cyprus · Czech Republic (part of Czechoslovakia at the time) · Denmark · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Estonia · Fiji · Finland · France · French Guiana (part of France) · French Polynesia (territory of France) · Georgia · Germany · Gibraltar (territory of United Kingdom) · Greece · Guadeloupe (part of France) · Guam (territory of United States) · Guatemala · Honduras · Hong Kong ( British Hong Kong at the time) · Hungary · India · Indonesia · Ireland · Isle of Man (British Crown dependency ) · Israel · Italy · Japan · Jersey ( British Crown dependency ) · Jordan · Kuwait · Latvia · Lebanon · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macau ( Portuguese Macau at the time) · Malaysia · Malta · Martinique (part of France) · Mauritius · Mexico · Moldova · Monaco · Morocco · Netherlands · New Caledonia (territory of France) · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Northern Mariana Islands (territory of United States) · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Panama · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Puerto Rico (territory of United States) · Qatar · Réunion (part of France) · Romania · Saint Martin (territory of France) · Samoa (named Western Samoa at the time) · Saudi Arabia · Serbia (part of Yugoslavia at the time) · Singapore · Sint Maarten (part of Netherlands Antilles at the time) · Slovakia · Slovenia · South Africa · South Korea · Spain · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Thailand · Trinidad and Tobago · Turkey · U.S. Virgin Islands (territory of United States) · Ukraine · United Arab Emirates · United Kingdom · United States · Uruguay · Venezuela · Vietnam · Western Sahara (Morocco's Southern Provinces)