Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked chicken restaurants chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Cluckers and Golden Wings Fish and Chicken sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C Cluckers | ▲3 | +18.3% |
| 2 | G Golden Wings Fish and Chicken | ▲9 | +17.3% |
| 3 | L Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken | ▲7 | +17.2% |
| 4 | W Wing Town | ▲13 | +15.4% |
| 5 | C Chester's Chicken | ▲10 | +15.0% |
| 6 | K Kennedy Fried Chicken | ▲12 | +14.4% |
| 7 |
P
Pollo Campero
|
▲2 | +13.4% |
| 8 | C Crown Chicken & Grill | ▲11 | +13.2% |
| 9 |
W
Wings and Rings
|
- | +12.6% |
| 10 | T The Crack Shack | ▲6 | +12.5% |
| 11 |
R
Roaming Rooster
|
▲5 | +12.1% |
| 12 | S Super Chicken | ▲2 | +11.2% |
| 13 |
A
America's Best Wings
|
- | +11.0% |
| 14 |
E
East Coast Wings + Grill
|
▲1 | +10.6% |
| 15 | W Wing It | ▲7 | +9.5% |
- Buffalo Wild Wings
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
- Zaxby's
- Wingstop
- Bojangles'
- Roosters
- Church's Chicken
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
11,962 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Buffalo Wild Wings (1,292)
- Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen (2,535)
- Zaxby's (1,005)
- Wingstop (2,122)
- Bojangles' (843)
- Roosters (35)
- Church's Chicken (763)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
P
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen 2,535
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2
W
Wingstop 2,122
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3
B
Buffalo Wild Wings 1,292
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4
Z
Zaxby's 1,005
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5
B
Bojangles' 843
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6
C
Church's Chicken 763
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7
S
Slim Chickens 188
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8
P
Pollo Tropical 137
-
9
P
Pollo Campero 91
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10
L
Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken 85
-
11
A
America's Best Wings 75
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12
H
Hangry Joe's Hot Chicken & Wings 74
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13
H
Huey Magoo's 59
- 14 C Crown Fried Chicken 47
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15
W
Wing Snob 39
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16
K
Krispy Krunchy Chicken 39
- 17 R Roosters 35
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18
S
Super Chix 33
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19
T
Touchdown Wings 33
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20
H
Harold's Chicken Shack 29
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21
E
East Coast Wings + Grill 28
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22
P
PDQ 28
- 23 G Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken 27
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24
L
Lisa's Chicken 26
- 25 J JJ Fish & Chicken 25
- 26 H Houston TX Hot Chicken 21
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27
J
Juan Pollo 20
- 28 A ATL Wings 19
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29
D
Detroit Wing Co. 19
-
30
A
Angry Chickz 19
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31
W
Wings To Go 18
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32
W
Wings and Rings 18
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33
E
Epic Wings 18
- 34 T The Buffalo Spot 18
- 35 N New York Fried Chicken 17
- 36 L Louisiana Famous Fried Chicken 17
- 37 K Kennedy Fried Chicken 16
- 38 M Maryland Fried Chicken 16
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39
W
Wings Over 15
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40
W
Wild Wing Cafe 15
- 41 L Louisiana Fried Chicken 15
- 42 H Hook Fish & Chicken 15
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43
N
Native Grill & Wings 14
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44
M
Mad Chicken 14
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45
W
Williams Chicken 14
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46
W
WingersAlehouse 14
-
47
U
Urban Bird Hot Chicken 13
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48
C
Crimson Coward 13
- 49 B Big Chic 12
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50
W
Waldo's Chicken and Beer 12
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