U.S. pizza restaurant sales 2012-2021

Pizza restaurants in the United States generated around 45.59 billion U.S. dollars in sales in 2021, showing a decrease over the previous year's total of 46.24 billion. Chain restaurants contributed around 27.65 billion U.S. dollars to the total sales, compared to 17.94 billion U.S. dollars from independent restaurants.

More independent pizzerias… for now

There were 75,117 pizza restaurants in the United States in 2021, around 53 percent of which were independent pizzerias. Chain restaurants – defined as having ten or more stores – increased their number of units to 35,309 in 2021. Pizza Hut was the pizza restaurant chain with the most units in the U.S. in 2020. However, Domino’s Pizza was the leading pizza chain in terms of sales generated.

Spending on carryout orders increases

Consumer spending on pizza delivery in the United States plateaued between 2011 and 2018, before increasing again in 2019 and 2020. One reason for this could be the rise in consumer spending on carryout pizza, which has increased by around eight billion U.S. dollars since 2004. Carryout orders are more profitable for pizza companies because a delivery driver is not required; therefore, a greater number of companies are promoting their carryout deals.