List of countries with McDonald's restaurants explained

This is a list of countries with McDonald's restaurants. McDonald's is the largest chain of fast-food restaurants in the world,[1] [2] with more than 40,000 outlets worldwide.[3] The majority of McDonald's outlets outside of the United States are franchises.

The biggest temporary McDonald's restaurant in the world was opened during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was 3000m2 by area.[4] [5] [6] [7] The biggest still standing is the World's Largest Entertainment McDonald's. The northernmost McDonald's restaurant in the world is located in Tromsø, Norway (previously held by Rovaniemi, Finland after the restaurant in Murmansk, Russia, was closed in 2022),[8] and the southernmost in the world is located in Invercargill, New Zealand.[9]

The list of countries follows the company's own calculation and contains several non-sovereign territories. Today or as of 2024, there are over 13,000 McDonald's restaurants in the United States, over 5,900 in mainland China, almost 3,000 in Japan, over 1,500 in France, over 1,400 in Canada, over 1,400 in the United Kingdom, almost 1,400 in Germany, over 1,100 in Brazil, over 1,000 in Australia, over 740 in the Philippines and over 700 in Italy. McDonald's ceased to be operational in Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan after the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

History

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in 1940 by Dick and Mac McDonald. However, on 15 April 1955, Ray Kroc launched the first McDonald's in Des Plaines, Illinois,[10] featuring a ten-item menu built around a 15-cent hamburger.

Since that time, McDonald's has operated more than 40,000 restaurants worldwide, which has increased over 16 years.[11]

Countries and territories with at least one McDonald's outlet

Country/territorywidth=100 data-sort-type="date"Date of first storeFirst outlet locationdata-sort-type="number" Max. no. of
operating
outlets		Source and date of sourcedata-sort-type="number" Population per outletclass=unsortableNotes
1United Statesdata-sort-value=" May 15, 1940"May 15, 1940
Franchise: April 15, 1955		13,449(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)[12] 25,539First outlet. See McDonald's USA
2Canada (details)June 3, 1967Richmond, British Columbia
1,466(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)28,807First outlet outside the United States. See McDonald's Canada
3Puerto Rico
November 10, 1967San Juan95(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)34,127First McDonald's in Latin America and in the Caribbean and the first McDonald's in a Hispanophone area. See McDonald's Puerto Rico
4United States Virgin Islands
September 5, 1970St. Croix5(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)17,140
5Costa RicaDecember 8, 1970San José, 4th street, between 1st and Central Avenue.73(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)69,939Third country (not U.S. possession) where McDonald's opened. See McDonald's Costa Rica
6AustraliaMay 30, 1971Yagoona, New South Wales[13] 1,032(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)25,631First outlet in Oceania, outside the Americas, and in the Southern Hemisphere. See McDonald's Australia. Locally nicknamed as Maccas.
7Guam
June 10, 1971Dededo5(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)33,301First outlet in Micronesia. See McDonald's Guam & Saipan
8JapanJuly 21, 1971Ginza Mitsukoshi, Ginza, Chuo City, Tokyo2,982(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)41,707First outlet in Asia, McDonald's Holdings Company Japan, Inc.[14] locally known as makku (マック) and makudo.[15] See McDonald's Japan
9NetherlandsAugust 21, 1971Zaandam263[16] (source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)68,793This was the first outlet in Europe. Opened in 1971 by European Master Franchisees Jan Sybesma McDonald's Europe – Plan to open 15 more stores in the next 4 years. See McDonald's Netherlands
10PanamaSeptember 1, 1971Panama City81(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)55,046See McDonald's Panama
11Germanydata-sort-value="November 22, 1971"November 22, 1971

December 21, 1990
[17] 		Munich

Plauen
1,385[18] [19] (source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)61,046First outlet in West Germany opened in Munich-Obergiesing in 1971. McDonald's is locally known as Mäkkes. First outlet in the new states of Germany opened in Plauen in 1990 following reunification. See McDonald's Germany
12France (details)June 30, 1972Créteil1,559[20] (source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)42,616First outlet in Creteil in 1972 even though McDonald's officially recognizes the first outlet in Strasbourg in 1979. In 2019, France was the largest European market for the hamburger chain. See McDonald's France.
13El SalvadorJuly 20, 1972San Salvador22(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)286,801
14SwedenOctober 27, 1973Kungsgatan 4, Stockholm196(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)53,834First outlet in Scandinavia. See McDonald's Sweden
15GuatemalaJune 6, 1974Guatemala City110(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)164,771See McDonald's Guatemala
16Curaçao
August 16, 1974Willemstad5(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)37,085See McDonald's Curaçao
17United Kingdomdata-sort-value="November 13, 1974"England: November 13, 1974[21]
Wales: December 3, 1984
Scotland: November 23, 1987[22]
Northern Ireland: October 12, 1991		1,434(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)47,896See McDonald's UK
18Hong Kong
January 8, 1975Paterson Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island (now closed)[23] 254(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)29,302First outlet in a Chinese-speaking territory. Hong Kong was then a British Crown colony/Dependent Territory; McDonald's would open up a restaurant in China itself 15 years later. See McDonald's Hong Kong
19BahamasAugust 4, 1975Nassau3(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)133,147First outlet in an independent country of the Caribbean. See McDonald's Bahamas
20New Zealand (details)June 7, 1976Porirua Central, Wellington[24] 170(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)30,428Founded in New Zealand by Wally and Hugh Morris[25]
First South Island restaurants opened at Linwood and Merivale, both Christchurch, on November 3, 1987.[26] See McDonald's New Zealand.
21SwitzerlandOctober 20, 1976Geneva178(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)49,835First outlet in a landlocked country. See McDonald's Switzerland
22IrelandMay 9, 1977Grafton Street, Dublin95(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)54,701First drive-thru in Europe opened in Nutgrove, Dublin and first McCafé in Europe Grafton Street, Dublin. See McDonald's Ireland
23AustriaJuly 21, 1977Schwarzenbergplatz, Vienna199(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)45,882See McDonald's Austria
24BelgiumMarch 21, 1978Brussels111(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)105,522See McDonald's Belgium
25BrazilFebruary 13, 1979Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro1,130(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)186,850First outlet opened in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, in 1979. First outlet opened in South America and first outlet in a lusophone country. Locally known as Méqui. See McDonald's Brazil
26SingaporeOctober 20, 1979Liat Towers, Orchard Road151(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)38,338First outlet in Southeast Asia at Liat Towers. See McDonald's Singapore[27]
27SpainMarch 10, 1981Gran Vía, Madrid599[28] (source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)79,986First outlet in the Iberian Peninsula. See McDonald's Spain
28DenmarkApril 15, 1981Vesterbrogade 2D, Copenhagen107(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)55,590See McDonald's Denmark
29Philippines (details)September 27, 1981Nicanor Reyes Street (Morayta), Sampaloc, Manila740(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)155,258Licensed to Alliance Global Group. See McDonald's Philippines.
30MalaysiaApril 29, 1982Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur[29] 371(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)94,680Oldest surviving outlet in a Muslim-majority country. See McDonald's Malaysia
31NorwayNovember 18, 1983Nedre Slottsgate, Oslo79(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)69,863The world's northernmost branch is located in Tromsø. See McDonald's Norway
32TaiwanJanuary 28, 1984Minsheng East Road, Taipei409[30] (source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)57,010All restaurants were temporarily closed in 1992 during investigations of restaurant bombings in Taiwan; they reopened after investigations had concluded. See McDonald's Taiwan
33AndorraJune 29, 1984Andorra la Vella5(source: 2018)[31] 16,171See McDonald's Andorra
34FinlandDecember 14, 1984Hämeenkatu 17, Tampere75(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)74,682The branch in Rovaniemi was the world's northernmost McDonalds from 1997 to 2013 and again from 2022 to 2024. See McDonald's Finland
35ThailandFebruary 23, 1985Bangkok230(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)311,750See McDonald's Thailand
36ItalyMarch 20, 1985Bolzano[32] 709(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)83,920See McDonald's Italy
37Aruba
April 4, 1985Oranjestad3(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)35,980See McDonald's Aruba
38LuxembourgJuly 17, 1985Luxembourg City12(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)55,425See McDonald's Luxembourg
39VenezuelaAugust 31, 1985El Rosal, Caracas (now closed)83(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)340,974See McDonald's Venezuela
40MexicoOctober 29, 1985El Pedregal, Mexico City369(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)351,598See McDonald's Mexico
41CubaApril 24, 1986Guantanamo Bay1(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)11,019,931Guantanamo Bay; open only to U.S. military personnel. Not accessible for Cuban citizens.
42TurkeyOctober 24, 1986Istanbul255(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)342,237First outlet opened in East Thrace; outlets in Anatolia would open later. Also first outlet in the Turkic-speaking world, with Azerbaijan coming second at 1999. See McDonald's Turkey
43ArgentinaNovember 24, 1986Belgrano, Buenos Aires223(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)204,208See McDonald's Argentina
44Macau

April 11, 1987Rua do Campo, Cathedral Parish, Macau Peninsula39(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)18,305Then Portuguese territory; Technically first in Portugal land, McDonald's would only open a restaurant in Portugal itself 4 years later. see List of restaurants.
45Serbia
March 24, 1988Slavija Square, Belgrade36(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)205,249First outlet in a communist country and in the Balkans. See McDonald's Serbia
46South KoreaMarch 29, 1988Gangnam District, Seoul399(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)129,696See McDonald's South Korea
47Hungary
April 13, 1988Budapest[33] 111(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)87,265First outlet in a Warsaw Pact country, thus first outlet behind the Iron Curtain. Locally known as Meki. See McDonald's Hungary
48ChinaOctober 8, 1990Dongmen, Luohu District, Shenzhen5,903(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)240,994The most in a market besides the US. See McDonald's China
49ChileNovember 19, 1990Las Condes, Santiago97(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)202,668See McDonald's Chile
50IndonesiaFebruary 23, 1991Sarinah, Jakarta (now closed)312(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)901,250First branch in Sarinah closed in 2020 due to refurbishment of Sarinah itself, the outlet would move 3 years later to the adjacent Jaya Building.[34] See McDonald's Indonesia
51PortugalMay 23, 1991CascaiShopping, Cascais199(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)52,416See McDonald's Portugal
52GreeceNovember 12, 1991Athens Syntagma Square32(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)320,091See McDonald's Greece
53UruguayNovember 18, 1991Montevideo Shopping, Montevideo33(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)102,669See McDonald's Uruguay
54Martinique
December 16, 1991Fort-de-France10(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)34,600See McDonald's French Antilles
55Czech Republic
March 20, 1992Vodičkova street, Prague119(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)90,838First McDonald's outlet to open after the Cold War. See McDonald's Czech Republic
56Guadeloupe
April 8, 1992Centre de Leyton Square Area, Capesterre-Belle-Eau9(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)41,835See McDonald's French Antilles
57PolandJune 17, 1992Marszałkowska Street, Warsaw in department store "Sezam" (now closed)546[35] (source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)70,994See McDonald's Poland
58MonacoNovember 20, 1992Monte Carlo1(source: McDonald's France September 2023)[36] 38,956
59BruneiDecember 13, 1992Mission Hill Road, Bandar Seri Begawan5(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)91,790See McDonald's Brunei
60MoroccoDecember 18, 1992Casablanca70(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)538,750First outlet in Africa and the first outlet in the Arab World; McDonald's is now present in all continents except Antarctica. See McDonald's Morocco
61Northern Mariana Islands
March 18, 1993Saipan2(source:August 2011)22,572First outlet opened on the island of Saipan; second outlet opened in 1997
62Israel (details)October 14, 1993Ayalon Mall, Ramat Gan226(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)40,957First outlet in the Middle East. See McDonald's Israel.
63SloveniaDecember 2, 1993Čopova Street, Ljubljana23(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)92,104See McDonald's Slovenia
64Saudi ArabiaDecember 8, 1993Riyadh412 (source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)78,311 Home to the most McDonald's in the Middle East. First outlet in the Arabian Peninsula. See McDonalds's Central, Eastern and Northern.See McDonald's Western and Southern
65KuwaitJune 15, 1994Kuwait City (now closed)87(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)55,618Home to the biggest McDonald's in the Middle East.[37] See McDonald's Kuwait The first McDonald's in Kuwait closed after 25 years of service due to an expired contract between McDonald's and the Touristic Enterprises Company [38] See McDonald's Kuwait
66New Caledonia July 26, 1994Nouméa4(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)72,468See McDonald's New Caledonia
67OmanJuly 30, 1994Salalah34(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)148,508See McDonald's Oman
68EgyptOctober 20, 1994Cairo189(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)606,009See McDonald's Egypt
69BulgariaDecember 10, 1994Plovdiv46(source: Corporate McDonald's October 5, 2024)140,543See McDonald's Bulgaria
70BahrainDecember 15, 1994Manama33(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)47,566See McDonald's Bahrain
71LatviaDecember 15, 1994Riga14(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)134,457First outlet in the Baltics. See McDonald's Latvia
72United Arab EmiratesDecember 21, 1994 (Dubai)
June 10, 1995 (Abu Dhabi)		Dubai (1994)
Abu Dhabi (1995) [39] 		203(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)52,424See McDonald's UAE
73EstoniaApril 29, 1995Tallinn11(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)124,291See McDonald's Estonia
74RomaniaJune 16, 1995Unirii Square, Bucharest[40] 102(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)187,436Locally nicknamed as Mec. See McDonald's Romania
75MaltaJuly 7, 1995Valletta9(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)59,217See McDonald's Malta
76ColombiaJuly 14, 1995Centro Andino, Bogota76(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)688,436See McDonald's Colombia
77SlovakiaOctober 14, 1995Banská Bystrica43(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)128,327See McDonald's Slovakia
78South AfricaNovember 11, 1995Blackheath, Gauteng377(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)167,672First outlet in Southern Africa. See McDonald's South Africa
79QatarDecember 13, 1995Doha75(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)39,721See McDonald's Qatar
80HondurasDecember 14, 1995Tegucigalpa10(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)1,064,485See McDonald's Honduras
81Sint Maarten
December 15, 1995Philipsburg2(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)21,375
82CroatiaFebruary 2, 1996Zagreb46(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)84,696See McDonald's Croatia
83Samoa
March 2, 1996Apia1(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)216,663Facebook
84FijiMay 1, 1996Suva4(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)231,036See McDonald's Fiji
85LiechtensteinMay 3, 1996Triesen1(source: 2018)39,598See McDonald's Switzerland
86LithuaniaMay 31, 1996Vilnius18(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)158,561See McDonald's Lithuania
87IndiaOctober 13, 1996[41] Delhi581(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)2,475,163First outlet in South Asia. See McDonald's India
88PeruOctober 18, 1996San Isidro, Lima29(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)1,167,090See McDonald's Peru
89JordanNovember 7, 1996Amman46(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)248,679See McDonald's Jordan
90ParaguayNovember 21, 1996Asuncion24(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)285,173See McDonald's Paraguay
91Dominican RepublicNovember 30, 1996Santo Domingo23(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)492,664Country with the second most locations of McDonald's in the Caribbean, after Puerto Rico. See McDonald's Dominican Republic
92French Polynesia December 10, 1996Tahiti6(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)46,853
93Trinidad and TobagoMay 6, 1997The Falls at West Mall4(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)375,733McDonald's previously had stores in Trinidad (May 6, 1997 – October 25, 2003) but closed due to low sales. Re-opened at The Falls at West Mall in 2011 and has since expanded to 5 other locations.[42]
94UkraineMay 24, 1997Near Lukianivska metro station in Kyiv117(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)322,503All three restaurants in the peninsula of Crimea were permanently closed after the Russian military invasion in March 2014.[43] [44] The 2 restaurants in Donetsk and the only one in Luhansk were also permanently closed after the War in Donbas intensified in late 2014.[45] [46] All restaurants in Ukraine were temporarily closed down due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022; they reopened in September that same year.[47] The restaurant in Kherson was destroyed during the Russian occupation and the restaurant in Melitopol remain close as the city is under Russian control since March 2022.[48] See McDonald's Ukraine,
95CyprusJune 12, 1997Larnaca24(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)56,041See McDonald's Cyprus
96Jersey
(		August 1, 1997Saint Helier1?103,674
97EcuadorOctober 9, 1997Centro Comercial Iñaquito (CCI), Quito33(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)544,851See McDonald's Ecuador
98Réunion
December 14, 1997Saint-Denis16(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)54,680See McDonald's Réunion
99Isle of Man December 15, 1997Douglas1?84,165
100SurinameDecember 18, 1997Paramaribo2(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)314,443
101MoldovaApril 30, 1998Chișinău10(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)340,786See McDonald's Moldova
102NicaraguaJuly 11, 1998Managua8(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)852,952All McDonald's outlets in Nicaragua temporarily ceased operation during the Nicaraguan Civil War and were re-opened in 1998 after an absence of two decades. Amidst the war, however, one outlet continued operations as "Donald's".[49] See McDonald's Nicaragua
103LebanonSeptember 18, 1998Beirut23(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)249,282See McDonald's Lebanon
104Pakistan (details)September 19, 1998[50] Lahore78(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)3,173,135See McDonald's Pakistan
105Sri LankaOctober 16, 1998Colombo12(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)1,914,301On March 25, 2024, all 12 outlets were temporarily closed until further notice as a result of McDonald's terminating its agreement with its Sri Lankan franchisee, Abans Plc, after being ordered by the Colombo High Court not to use the McDonald's branding. There were also allegations of poor hygiene.[51] [52] [53] See McDonald's Sri Lanka
106GeorgiaFebruary 5, 1999Rustaveli Avenue, Tbilisi23(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)165,543First outlet in the Caucasus. See McDonald's Georgia
107Gibraltar
August 13, 1999Westside1(source: 2018)38,471See McDonald's Spain
108AzerbaijanNovember 6, 1999Fountains Square, Baku22(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)469,009See McDonald's Azerbaijan
109French Guiana
February 22, 2000Cayenne3(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)101,134See McDonald's French Antilles
110American Samoa
September 29, 2000Pago Pago1(source: 2008)23,761
111MauritiusJuly 4, 2001Port Louis16(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)79,599See McDonald's Mauritius
112IraqAugust 10, 2006Baghdad1(source: 2006)38,270,000One outlet in Baghdad for the U.S. Army, but there is also a knockoff called MaDonal, located in Iraqi Kurdistan
113VietnamFebruary 8, 2014Ho Chi Minh City33(source: Corporate McDonald's December 31, 2023)3,040,976See McDonald's Vietnam
114Saint Martin December 29, 2014[54] Marigot1(source: McDonald's Saint-Martin)[55] 27,515
115Western Sahara August 10, 2017Laayoune1(source: Publico)579,729See https://www.publico.es/internacional/mcdonald-s-shahara-ocupado.html

Former locations

Country/territoryDate of first storeDate of closureReason for closure
1BarbadosAugust 25, 1989December 13, 1990Closed due to extremely poor sales.[56]
2Bermuda November 10, 1985March 9, 1995Closed after the passage of a government law banning franchised restaurants in the territory. The McDonald's restaurant was located on a US Naval Air Station and was thus exempt from the law. When the base closed in 1995, the restaurant was required to do likewise.[57]
3BoliviaNovember 21, 1997November 30, 2002Closed due to poor sales and high prices. McDonald's has since attempted to reenter the Bolivian market, but with little success.
4JamaicaApril 15, 1995October 14, 2005Closed due to political issues and declining sales.[58]
5Montenegro
June 1, 20042007A seasonal McDonald's restaurant was opened in Budva but was later closed due to the lack of a permanent location.[59]
6IcelandSeptember 9, 1993October 31, 2009Closed due to the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis. All former McDonald's restaurants were renamed locally as Metro, which served the same menu as McDonald's along with domestic products.[60]
7North Macedonia
September 6, 1997May 14, 2013Closed due to a dispute in contract and contractual obligations with the franchise owner Sveto Janevski. McDonald's has since attempted to reenter the Macedonian market, with little success.[61]
8San MarinoJuly 6, 1999July 6, 2019The one and only Sammarinese McDonald's restaurant was located in Borgo Maggiore. It ceased operations on July 6, 2019, 20 years after its opening, due to its close proximity to restaurants in nearby Italian communities, which resulted in a decline of sales.
9Russia (details)
January 31, 1990May 16, 2022First restaurant was opened in Pushkin Square, Moscow in 1990. It was the first outlet in the Soviet Union itself, which then dissolved in December 1991 after its opening. In March 2022, McDonald's suspended all operations in Russia due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. McDonald's later chose to permanently shut down all McDonald's operations in Russia, citing geopolitical concern. Before its closure, McDonald's had opened 850 restaurants in Russia.[62] The brand was relaunched on June 12, 2022, as Vkusno i tochka (Вкусно и точка, "Tasty and that's it") by local franchisee Alexander Govor, who acquired the operations in May from McDonald's. While the menu and equipment remains the same, most of the trademarks were dropped.[63] [64] It is expected McDonald's will have an option to reacquire the 850 restaurants in 15 years.[65]
10BelarusDecember 10, 1996November 27, 2022In November 2022, it was announced that McDonald's would be suspending operations in Belarus, and did so on November 27, and claimed the Russian fast food chain Vkusno i tochka (Вкусно и точка, Tasty and that's it) would take its place. Instead, the restaurants began operating under the sign, "We are open!".[66] [67] [68] In early April 2023, KSB Victory Restaurants (operators of McDonald's in Belarus) filed an application for registration of the name and trademark "Mak.by".[69] On April 18, 2023, the restaurant chain was renamed "Mak.by".[70] [71] [72]
11Bosnia and HerzegovinaJuly 20, 2011December 31, 2022Closed "until further notice" due to McDonald's having its license to operating in the country revoked.[73]
12KazakhstanMarch 8, 2016January 5, 2023Suspended due to supply restrictions that buying burger patties from Russia was prohibited due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.[74] On 23 January 2023 the local owner of the franchise, Food Solutions KZ, reopened the restaurants under the brand "MyOtkryty" (МыОткрыты, WeAreOpen) with the same menu under slightly altered names.[75] On 16 August 2023 this brand name was dropped and each of the restaurants in the country received its own name following the next pattern: "I'm" followed by any Kazakh or Russian first name, e.g. "Men Aidanamin" (Мен Айданамын, I'm Aidana).[76] On 23 November of the same year the brand was renamed again as "I'm" written in English.[77]

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  15. News: Japanese McDonald's fans select 'Makudo' as official nickname . 8 February 2023 . Nikkei Asia . 24 August 2017 . 16 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221016040127/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Japanese-McDonald-s-fans-select-Makudo-as-official-nickname . live .
  16. See: McDonald's App
  17. http://vogtland-anzeiger.de/Vogtland_Anzeiger/cms-nachrichten/plauen/neu-bundesverband-feiert-mit-voigts.html "Erstes McDonald's in Ostdeutschland feiert Jubiläum"
  18. Web site: Restaurant Suche – McDonald's Deutschland. https://web.archive.org/web/20230922161206/https://www.mcdonalds.com/de/de-de/restaurant-suche.html. September 22, 2023. September 25, 2023. McDonald's Deutschland. live.
  19. (Luxembourg excluded)
  20. Web site: 10 Nos chiffres. February 5, 2022. May 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230510061020/https://www.restaurants.mcdonalds.fr/mcdonalds-en-france/nos-chiffres-cles. live.
  21. Web site: 15 Fascinating facts about McDonald's in UK . The Daily Telegraph . 12 November 2014 . May 21, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180521203210/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/11223308/15-Fascinating-facts-about-McDonalds-in-UK.html . May 21, 2018 . live.
  22. Web site: 20 years of Big Macs as McDonald's marks Scottish anniversary . The Scotsman . May 21, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180522041239/https://www.scotsman.com/news/20-years-of-big-macs-as-mcdonald-s-marks-scottish-anniversary-1-700308 . May 22, 2018 . live.
  23. Web site: About Us :: McDonald's Hong Kong . mcdonalds.com.hk . February 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170225212240/http://www.mcdonalds.com.hk/en/about-us.html . February 25, 2017 . live.
  24. Web site: Organisation- Mcdonald's New Zealand . September 6, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110902003501/http://mcdonalds.co.nz/about-us/organisation . September 2, 2011 . dead .
  25. News: McDonald's New Zealand founder dies . . May 26, 2010 . May 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100530092244/http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/mcdonald-s-new-zealand-founder-dies-123644 . May 30, 2010 . live.
  26. Book: Hepozden, Rosemary . Brian . O'Flaherty . in co-op with McDonald's Restaurants (NZ) Ltd . Golden Arches under Southern Skies: Celebrating 35 years of McDonald's in New Zealand . 2011 . Renaissance Publishing . Auckland . 978-0-9864521-1-6 . 112–5.
  27. Web site: Locate Us. March 5, 2023. McDonald's®. en-sg. May 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519164500/https://www.mcdonalds.com.sg/locate-us. live.
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  31. Web site: Tu Restaurante – McDonald's España . mcdonalds.es . February 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202220842/http://www.mcdonalds.es/restaurante/buscador . February 2, 2017 . dead .
  32. Web site: Chi siamo Azienda . McDonald's Italia . December 16, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181217014809/https://www.mcdonalds.it/azienda/chi-siamo . December 17, 2018 . live.
  33. Web site: McDonald's Magyarország . mcdonalds.hu . February 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172716/https://www.mcdonalds.hu/Company/History.aspx . December 15, 2018 . dead .
  34. Web site: Setelah 30 Tahun, Malam Ini McDonald's Sarinah Resmi Tutup Pintu untuk Pelanggannya... Halaman all. May 10, 2020. May 13, 2020. April 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409102146/https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/05/10/190400126/setelah-30-tahun-malam-ini-mcdonald-s-sarinah-resmi-tutup-pintu-untuk?page=all. live.
  35. Web site: Restauracje. February 6, 2022. September 25, 2023. May 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230511035858/http://www.mcdonalds.pl/restauracje. live.
  36. Web site: McDonald's Monaco. mcdonalds.fr. 25 September 2023. 12 October 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231012162119/https://www.restaurants.mcdonalds.fr/mcdonalds-monaco. live.
  37. Web site: Makhoul . Mark . Jan 4, 2021 . McDonald's Gulf Road Now Open . 248AM . April 28, 2022 . April 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408223658/https://248am.com/mark/food/mcdonalds-gulf-road-now-open/ . live .
  38. Web site: Jun 17, 2019 . McDonald's Gulf Street Branch Closed Permanently After 25 Years Of Memories . Kuwait Local . April 28, 2022 . April 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230406232514/https://kuwaitlocal.com/news/mcdonalds-gulf-street-branch-closed-permanently-after-25-years-of-memories . live .
  39. Web site: June 10-25, 1995 - McDonald's widens persian gulf reach with 4th restaurant in Abu Dhabi . Orlando Sentimel . June 10, 1995 . July 29, 2020 . April 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230409102146/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1995-06-25-9506230747-story.html . live .
  40. Web site: Despre companie. ro. McDonald's Romania. 29 January 2023. 7 August 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230807070438/https://mcdonalds.ro/despre-noi/companie. live.
  41. Web site: McDonald's Official website India – About McDonald's . February 8, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110314155004/http://www.mcdonaldsindia.com/aboutus.html . March 14, 2011 . dead.
  42. Web site: November 2002 > Golden Arches to Leave Trinidad and Tobago | NACS Online . June 14, 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080122140710/http://www.nacsonline.com/NR/exeres/0000711alpfizawytsgoyzgd/NewsPosting.asp?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=%2FNACS%2FNews%2FDaily_News_Archives%2FNovember2002%2Fnd1119023%2Ehtm&NRNODEGUID=%7B51A60196-BF6B-4CCC-90AB-3AE5DE11A363%7D&NRQUERYTERMINATOR=1&cookie%5Ftest=1 . January 22, 2008 . dead .
  43. News: Walker . Peter . 2014-04-04 . Crimea: no more McDonald's or methadone after annexation . 2024-04-05 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  44. Web site: 2014-04-04 . McDonald's quits Crimea as fears of trade clash grow . 2024-04-05 . CNBC . en.
  45. Web site: Bondarenko . Veronika . 2016-10-15 . In separatist-backed eastern Ukraine, entrepreneurs are turning abandoned McDonald's into 'DonMak' . 2024-04-05 . Business Insider . en-US.
  46. Web site: McDonald's probes copycat burger joint in separatist east Ukraine . . 2024-04-05.
  47. Web site: McDonald's is Still Paying Its Workers in Ukraine Despite Restaurant Shut-Downs . March 13, 2022 . May 17, 2022 . June 6, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606161054/https://www.eatthis.com/news-ukraine-mcdonalds/ . live .
  48. News: Carman . Tim . 2022-08-11 . McDonald's to reopen in Ukraine to create a small sense of 'normalcy' . 2024-04-05 . Washington Post . en-US . 0190-8286.
  49. News: Why you can't (legally) buy a Big Mac in El Salvador . Miami Herald . August 11, 2017 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20170811234809/http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/restaurants/article166592847.html . August 11, 2017 . live.
  50. Web site: McDonald's . mcdonalds.com.pk . February 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202131357/http://mcdonalds.com.pk/ . December 2, 2016 . live.
  51. News: Jayasinghe. Uditha. McDonald's stores close in Sri Lanka after deal with partner ends. 25 March 2024. 2 April 2024. Reuters.
  52. News: Rodrigo. Apsara. McDonalds gets court order to stop Sri Lanka franchise: report. 25 March 2024. 2 April 2024. EconomyNext.
  53. News: McDonald's stores closed in Sri Lanka over poor hygiene: What we know so far. 25 March 2024. 2 April 2024. Hindustan Times.
  54. Web site: 29 décembre 2014… Il est né le divin enfant et il s'appelle Ronald. . Rembotte . Igor . 20 December 2014 . French . sxminfo.fr . 14 September 2024.
  55. Web site: McDonald's Saint-Martin . instagram.com . 14 September 2024.
  56. Web site: Press Articles – Big Mac To Be Grilled in JA . mcspotlight.org . February 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170531194957/http://www.mcspotlight.org/media/press/caribbtimes_27jun96.html . May 31, 2017 . live.
  57. Web site: McD's Banned in British Colony . hartford-hwp.com . February 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052555/http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/43/042.html . March 4, 2016 . live.
  58. Web site: McDonald's leaving Jamaica . Jamaica Observer . December 10, 2005 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051210180407/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/magazines/Business/html/20051001T210000-0500_89555_OBS_MCDONALD_S_LEAVING_JAMAICA__.asp . December 10, 2005.
  59. News: Dautovic. Dragana. Montenegro: Not Lovin' It. 1 May 2007. 6 April 2024. The Vienna Review.
  60. News: Scinto. Maria. The Real Reason Iceland Closed All Its McDonald's Locations. 18 July 2020. 6 April 2024. Mashed.com.
  61. News: Marusic. Sinisa Jakov. McDonald's Restaurants Shut Down in Macedonia. 17 May 2013. 6 April 2024. Balkan Insight.
  62. News: Golden arches to go dark in Russia as McDonald's exits after 30 years . Reuters . May 17, 2022 . Kumar . Uday Sampath . 2022-05-17 . 2023-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231012211215/https://www.reuters.com/business/mcdonalds-exit-russia-after-30-years-2022-05-16/ . live .
  63. News: McDonald's Russia restaurants to reopen under new brand from June 12, says local company . Reuters . May 26, 2022 . 2022-05-29 . 2022-05-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529073028/https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/mcdonalds-russia-restaurants-reopen-under-new-brand-june-12-says-local-company-2022-05-26/ . live .
  64. Web site: СМИ стало известно новое название McDonald's в России . May 23, 2022 . May 29, 2022 . May 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529074257/https://ria.ru/20220523/makdonalds-1790146836.html . live .
  65. News: McDonald's will have a 15-year option to buy its restaurants in Russia back . The Globe and Mail . June 2, 2022 . June 12, 2022 . June 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220612123800/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/us-business/article-mcdonalds-will-have-a-15-year-option-to-buy-its-restaurants-in-russia/ . live .
  66. Web site: Рестораны McDonald's в Минске продолжают работу в прежнем формате . 22 November 2022 . 20 April 2023 . 19 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419183120/https://ria.ru/20221122/mcdonalds-1833263882.html . live .
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  69. Web site: У бывшего McDonald's в Беларуси наконец появится название и свой логотип . 12 April 2023 . 20 April 2023 . 19 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419183121/https://myfin.by/stati/view/u-byvsego-mcdonalds-v-belarusi-nakonec-poavitsa-nazvanie-i-svoj-logotip . live .
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  73. Web site: McDonald's prestaje s radom u Bosni i Hercegovini . klix.ba . 1 January 2023 . hr . 30 December 2022 . 31 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221231025723/https://www.klix.ba/biznis/privreda/mcdonald-s-prestaje-s-radom-u-bosni-i-hercegovini/221230031 . live .
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