50 Fast-Growing U.S. Franchise Brands (2021)

There are well over 3,500 franchise brands operating in the United States and, as mentioned in the Top 100 Franchises Report, only spotlighting 100 leaves out a bunch of good stories.

Also, because of the multi-pronged approached to the Top 100 (more on that here), some of the younger or smaller franchises in the ranking pool can get pushed down the list by some of their more experienced and/or larger counterparts. But oftentimes, they’re the franchises that are showing the steepest incline on their growth charts.

Below are the franchise brands that posted the highest percentage growth numbers in our Top 100 ranking pool. All brands listed were all founded in the United States and have an impressive year-over-year percentage growth rate from mid-to-end of year 2019 to mid-to-end of year 2020. (Please note: This list isn’t exhaustive.)

As you'll see, many of the years these franchises began in begin with a two. In fact, the average age of the franchises on this list is 15.

(Note: Free franchise investment information is available for the franchises with links.)

About this list:

The franchises listed in the chart were compiled from the submissions for our annual Top 100 Global Franchises ranking. Unit data was compiled from company-submitted data or published industry sources. All efforts were made to obtain accurate data.