Guilty Eats
Fansided

McDonald’s is king of the fast food world

By Kareem Gantt

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 03: A McRib sign is seen at a McDonald's restaurant on November 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The sandwich arrived on the menu for the first time since 1994 and is offered at all McDonald's nationwide for a limited time until December 5, 2010. The McRib was first introduced in 1981. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - NOVEMBER 03: A McRib sign is seen at a McDonald's restaurant on November 3, 2010 in San Francisco, California. The sandwich arrived on the menu for the first time since 1994 and is offered at all McDonald's nationwide for a limited time until December 5, 2010. The McRib was first introduced in 1981. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit

McDonald’s has reclaimed its rightful place as king of the fast food Gods! Well, at least for now.

Maybe McDonald’s was tired of hearing all about how Chick-fil-A was the cream of the crop when it comes to fast food giants, because they took that and clawed their way back to the top. Here’s what’s going on.

According to Fox Business News, the legacy fast food giant reclaimed its place as the king of the fast food world, hitting the $40 billion sales mark in 2018. That figure was a whopping $20 billion more than its competitors, making it known that Ronald McDonald was back at full strength.

McDonald’s closest competitor was Starbucks, which racked up $19.7 billion in sales and continues to be the world’s leading coffee chain. While looking at the rankings, one chain shocked me by joining the top five, Subway, whose $10.4 billion represented a major comeback for a chain that seemed to be on life support.

More from Fast Food

Another chain that caught our eye is Chick-fil-A, who slid to number five making $10 billion in sales in 2018. One has to question if the chicken chain was losing its touch, especially in the face of Popeye’s Chicken Sandwich becoming one of the marketing gems of our time?

Clearly the answer is no, despite the chain’s stunning ranking.

For all other metrics, Chick-fil-A is still among the top dogs in the fast-food world, and it would take a monumental feat to knock them off their perch. This is where McDonald’s comes back into focus, as they’re the only chain (as of now) that has the resources and gusto to knock Chick-fil-A down a peg.

It showed in the rankings that it could not only trounce the chicken giant in sales but push it down to the point where many would question if its rapid rise was too fast?

Next. Mac and Cheese Ice Cream exists, and it looks downright disgusting. dark

That’s why McDonald’s reclaiming its throne at the top of the sales pyramid was so important, and it should mark the beginning of a true fast-food war. May the best chain win.

Home/Fast Food