Number of Papa Johns restaurants worldwide 2007-2023
In 2023, pizza chain Papa Johns had a total of 5,906 restaurants worldwide, up from 5,706 the previous year. This figure has grown steadily over the past decade. Since 2007, Papa Johns has accumulated over 2,000 restaurants. The company is one of the top pizza restaurants in the United States.
Papa John’s place in the U.S. market
In 2022, Papa Johns ranked fourth in terms of U.S. sales when compared to its competitors Domino’s Pizza, Pizza Hut and Little Caesars. With sales amounting to approximately 8.75 billion U.S. dollars, Domino’s Pizza was the leading pizza restaurant chain in the U.S. that year. Pizza Hut and Little Caesars were ranked second and third, respectively. Since 2017, Domino's Pizza has been the leading pizza chain in the U.S. in terms of sales.
Pizza chain preferences among Americans
The Kentucky-based quick service restaurant chain serves as a go-to-place for many U.S. consumers. In 2023, Papa Johns received a score of 80 on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) for leading quick service restaurants. The score was calculated by averaging responses from various consumer satisfaction survey questions that measured different facets of satisfaction.
