List of countries with KFC franchises

Further information: Operations of KFC by country

This is a list of countries with KFC franchises.

World map of KFC outlets

  Former locations

  Current locations

  Current locations, only on US military bases

In 2024, there are at least 29,000 KFC outlets in 147 countries and territories in the world where 10,000 of those stores are in China alone.^[1] The first KFC franchise opened in the United States in 1952.^[2] The first overseas franchise was established in the United Kingdom in May 1965. A large number of Caribbean and developed Western markets entered by the early 1970s. This was followed by expansion throughout the Middle East and developed Asian markets from the mid-1970s and into the 1980s. China was entered in 1987. Expansions were made into most of Europe and South America in the early 1990s. The most recent area of expansion is Africa, where the company is targeting the continent's growing middle class.

The major markets for KFC include China (10,000 stores), the United States (3,943 stores), Japan (1,140 stores), India (1,000 stores), South Africa (960 stores), the United Kingdom (928 stores), Thailand (853 stores), Malaysia (770 stores), Indonesia (742 stores), Australia (699 stores), and Canada (601 stores).^[3]

The global operations are overseen by Yum International, which is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Yum! typically grant a master franchise to a local operator, or take a stake in a joint venture between such a company and itself. In 11 countries, Yum! International manages KFC directly, including China, Russia and India.^[4] Worldwide, major franchise holders range from large local conglomerates such as Jardines and Doosan Group, to companies specifically established to run restaurants franchises, such as AmRest. In Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia, the major franchise holders are publicly listed companies. On the other hand, in smaller markets such as some Caribbean islands, the franchises may be operated by a single individual.

Current markets

Africa

Country/region	Year entered	Outlets	First outlet	Owner/major operator	Notes
Algeria	2024	2	Algiers, Algeria	Azadea Group	KFC opened in Algeria on April 14, 2024, but it was closed by local authorities two days later, because of Algerians protesting against KFC and supporting Palestine as part of the Israeli boycott.[5] However, it opened again without the company logo,[5] and a new outlet opened in the City Center mall in Algiers.
Angola	2012	9	Maianga, Luanda	Grupo Ibersol	[6]
Botswana	1992	16	Gaborone	Baobab Energy Botswana	[7][8]
Egypt	1973	136		Americana Group
Eswatini	1993	10	Mbabane	KFC South Africa
Gabon	2019	5	Libreville	Resto Group	[9]
Ghana	2011	32	Greater Accra	Mohinani Group	[10]
Ivory Coast	2018	6	Abidjan, Marcory	Vivo Energy	[11]
Kenya	2011	36	Nairobi	Kuku Foods East Africa	[12][13][14]
Lesotho	2012	8		KFC Baobab Lesotho (Pty) Ltd	[15]
Madagascar	2019	2	Antananarivo
Malawi	2012	2	Blantyre	Afribrand Limited	[16][17]
Mauritius	1983	22	Curepipe	Food & Allied Group	[17]
Morocco	2001	39	Casablanca	Americana Group	[18]
Mozambique	2007	12	Maputo	Grupo Ibersol
Namibia	1992	22		Baobab Energy Namibia	[19]
Nigeria	2009	24	Lagos	Devyani International Nigeria Limited	[20][21]
Rwanda	2020	1	Kigali	Kuku Foods East Africa	[22]
Senegal	2019	3	Dakar	Sedima Group	[23]
South Africa	1971	955		Devco	Divested its holdings from 1987 until 1994 to a holding company after U.S. Congress passed a law forbidding U.S. companies from owning South African assets.[24] KFC sold its assets to Devco, which managed the trademark.[25]
Sudan	2019	8		Araak Group	[citation needed]
Tanzania	2013	9	Dar es Salaam	Kuku Foods East Africa	[26][27][28]
Tunisia	2018	11		HBG group	[29]
Uganda	2013	18	Kampala	Kuku Foods East Africa	[30]
Zambia	2011	7			[31]
Zimbabwe	1991–2008, 2013	10		Country Bird Holdings	KFC left the country in 2008 after the franchise holder failed to meet Yum!'s standards. Reopened in December 2013.[18]

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in African countries.

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  A KFC restaurant in Cairo, Egypt
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  A KFC outlet in Nairobi, Kenya
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  A KFC restaurant in a railway station in Marrakesh, Morocco
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  A KFC restaurant with a drive thru in Walvis Bay, Namibia
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  A KFC restaurant in Ilorin, Nigeria
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  A KFC drive thru restaurant in Pretoria, South Africa
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  A KFC restaurant in Mwananyamala, Tanzania

Asia

Country/region	Year entered	Owner/major operator	Notes
Armenia	2007[32]	Derjava[33]	14 outlets.[3][34]
Azerbaijan	2011[35]	GFC Ltd[35]	31 outlets.[3] In October 2012, the world's largest KFC opened in Baku. The 1,600-square-meter outlet, with a seating capacity of 300, is housed in the city's Sabunçu rail station built in 1926. AFK Ltd reportedly invested 3 million euros to restore the nearly destroyed building.[36][37]
Bahrain	1973	Americana Group[18]	22 outlets.[38]
Bangladesh	2006[39]	Transcom Group[39]	First outlet opened at Gulshan in 2006. As of 2024, there are 46 outlets.[40]
Brunei	1980[citation needed]	QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd	17 outlets,[3] first outlet in Marshall Road, Saturn District, Bandar Seri Begawan.[citation needed] Also the first possible foreign fast food chain in Brunei, hence the possible opening year being 1980. Second outlet opened in Battersea Road, Saturn District in 1982. The first outlet after independence opened on 19 January 1984, at Eltingville Road.
China	1987[41]	Yum China[42]	KFC's largest market. The first Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet opened on Qianmen Street in downtown Beijing in 1987.[43] As of the end of March 2024, KFC has 10,000 outlets in over 2,000 cities.[44]
Cambodia	2008	The Royal Group and QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd	As of 2024, there are 13 outlets, with nine of them in the capital Phnom Penh.[45] Established in March 2008. KFC is one of Royal Group of Companies Ltd (The Royal Group) business, a partnership with the Malaysian QSR brands and Rightlink Corporation. The Royal Group is one of the largest conglomerates in Cambodia with substantial investments in media, telecommunications, banking, education, property development and trading.
Georgia	2010	?	17 outlets.[46]
Hong Kong	1973–1975, 1985–present[47]	Birdland Ltd[47]	75 outlets.[3] KFC was the first American fast food chain to enter Hong Kong in 1973, with an outlet in Mei Foo Sun Chuen.[48] There were 11 outlets by mid-1974, but by September 1974 many outlets had closed.[49] The remaining 4 outlets were closed in February 1975. KFC misjudged the local market and failed to develop a suitable business model, with its takeout only stores failing to catch on.[50] Chickens imported from China were fed fishmeal, which ruined the taste.[50] The chain was reintroduced by Swire Group in September 1985, with an outlet opened on Jordan Road, at a cost of $3 million.[51] A second outlet was opened on Causeway Bay in 1986.[51] By 1995 there were 17 outlets.[52] Sold to Birdland in 1997.[51]
India	1995[53]	Sapphire Foods Ltd[54] Devyani International Ltd[55]	KFC's first outlet in India was a two-storey outlet on Brigade Road in Bangalore opened in June 1995.[53] 1,000 outlets.[56]
Indonesia	1979[57]	PT Fastfood Indonesia[57]	First outlet in Jalan Melawai, Jakarta.[57] Listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange.[57] 689 outlets.[3] It is currently owned by PT Indoritel Makmur Internasional, which also owns Indomaret. See KFC Indonesia
Iraq	2015	Americana Group	10 outlets.[3] Americana Group opened the first restaurant in Kurdistan Region at Family Mall; seven outlets can be found in Erbil, one outlet in Duhok and five outlets in Baghdad
Israel	1993–2014, 2020–present	Mefco Smart Service	First restaurant opened in Nazareth. 19 outlets[58]
Japan	1970[59]	KFC Holdings Japan, Ltd[60]	First outlet opened in Nagoya.[59] 1,131 outlets.[3]
Jordan	1984	Americana Group[18]	27 outlets.[3]
Kazakhstan	2008	Americana Group[18]	The first restaurant was opened in Astana on 25 October 2008. 70 outlets as of 2022.[61][3]
Kuwait	1973[62]	Americana Group[62]	66 outlets. Americana Group opened the first KFC outlet in Kuwait in 1973 marking the brand's debut in the Middle East. In the years that followed, Americana Group expanded the brand's presence across the Middle East and North Africa region.
Kyrgyzstan	2017	?	20 outlets as of 2024; 17 are in Bishkek, while three are in Osh.[63]
Lebanon	1973	Shaban Brothers Ltd[18]	KFC master franchisees from 1973 to 1993.[64] 23 outlets.[3]
Macau	c. 1989	?	5 outlets,[3] first outlet in Rosa Buena Street, Coloane.[citation needed]
Malaysia	1973–1992, 2004–present[65]	QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd[66]	The first KFC outlet was opened in 1973 on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. 770 outlets.[3][67] Kentucky Nuggets was conceived in Malaysia and then found its way to KFC worldwide. Today, Kentucky Nuggets is one of KFC's successes.[68] KFC led the chained fast food market in 2011, with 45 percent of value sales.[69]
Maldives	2018	Sapphire Foods[54]	2 outlets.[3]
Mongolia	2013[70]	Tavan Bogd Group[71]	12 outlets.[3] The first Western fast food chain to open in the country.[72]
Myanmar	2015	Yoma Strategic Holdings	One outlet open in Yangon on June 30.[73] 36 outlets as of 2024.[74]
Nepal	2009[75]	Devyani International[75]	12 outlets: eight in Kathmandu, at DurbarMargh, Boudha, Thimi, Maharajgunj, Labim Mall, BlueBird mall, Kalanki, Tripureshwar; one in Itahari, one in Bharatpur, one in Hetauda, and one in Lakeside Pokhara.[76]
Oman	1986[77]	Americana Group[18]	36 outlets.[78]
Pakistan	1997	Delicious Holdings[79]	First opened in Gulshan-e-Iqbal in Karachi in 1997.[80] 115 outlets as of January 2023.
Palestine	2011[82]	ACRFF	15 outlets. First branch opened September 10, 2011, at Plaza Mall in Ramallah. 9 outlets including 3 in Ramallah.[83]
Philippines	1967[84]	Wholesome Foods, Inc.[85]	332 outlets.[3] In June 1994, Manuel U. Agustines obtained the sole franchise over the sale and distribution of KFC products in the Philippines, under the corporate name of Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) Corporation.
Qatar	1976	Americana Group[18]	39 outlets.
Saudi Arabia	1975	Americana Group[18]	220 outlets.[3]
Singapore	1977[86]	QSR Brands (M) Holdings Sdn Bhd[87]	First outlet opened on Somerset Road in 1977.[86] 40 stores by 1992, when it was acquired by KFC International.[88] In 2002, KFC Singapore was acquired by KFC (Malaysia) Holdings Bhd.[88] 86 outlets in 2012.[3][89] All Singaporean KFC locations are certified halal.[90]
South Korea	1984[91]	Orchestra Private Equity[92]	190 stores.[3] KFC Korea had a good startoff in the beginning, but experienced a decline in the mid-2000s. Opening its first store in 1984 in Jongno of the capital Seoul, the outlet number has increased with its 100th store at Mokdong of Seoul (1996), and its 200th store near Seoul University (2000).[93] However, KFC's outlet closed due to failing sales, and dipped to around 120 stores by 2009.[94] As of June 2014, KFC reopened some of its stores and operates 170 outlets in South Korea.[95]
Sri Lanka	1995[96]	Cargills[96]	Currently 62 outlets, with the first outlet opening at Majestic City, Colombo, in 1995.
Taiwan	1985[97]	Jardines[97]	Taiwan's first KFC outlet was opened in the Ximending district of Taipei.[97] It was initially a joint venture between KFC and Uni-President Enterprises Corporation, Taiwan's largest food company, until President sold its stake in 1997. Jardine's acquired full control of the poorly performing KFC Taiwan from Yum! in 2010.[97][98] 153 outlets.[3]
Tajikistan	2021[99]	?	First outlet opened in Dushanbe.[99] 9 outlets as of 2024.[100]
Thailand	1984[101]	Yum Restaurants International (Thailand) and Central Restaurants Group[102]	717 outlets.[3] Originally opened in 1970 but closed down after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.[103] KFC reopened in Thailand at CentralPlaza Lardprao in Bangkok.[75]
Turkey[104]	1989-2025	KFC Turkey	278 outlets.[3] On January 2025 Yum! Brands terminated its franchise agreement with İş Gıda.
United Arab Emirates	1975[105]	Americana Group[18]	151 outlets.[3]
Uzbekistan	2018[106]	International Food Chain	First outlet opened in Tashkent. Today there are 27 outlets overall, including 22 outlets in Tashkent, 1 in Kokand, 2 in Andijan, 2 in Samarkand, and 1 in Fergana.[3][107]
Vietnam	1997[108]	KFC Vietnam	First outlet opened in Ho Chi Minh City.[109] Jardines acquired a 25% stake in the company in 2011.[110] 136 outlets.[3] Euromonitor estimated that KFC has 15% of the fast food market by value in 2011, making it the leading company.[111]
Yemen	2002	Unknown	One outlet in Sanaa.[112]

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in Asian countries.

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  A KFC restaurant in Yerevan, Armenia
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  A KFC outlet in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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  A KFC restaurant in Sengkurong, Brunei
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  A KFC restaurant in Zhengzhou, China
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  A KFC restaurant in Hong Kong
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  A KFC restaurant in Chennai, India
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  A KFC outlet in Bandung, Indonesia
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  A KFC outlet in Baghdad, Iraq
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  A KFC restaurant in Hekinan, Japan
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  A KFC restaurant in Amman, Jordan
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  A former KFC restaurant in Kuwait City, Kuwait
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  A KFC restaurant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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  A KFC restaurant in Macau
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  A KFC restaurant in Yangon, Myanmar
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  A KFC restaurant in Faisalabad, Pakistan
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  KFC in Birzeit, Palestine
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  A KFC restaurant in Dipolog, Philippines
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  A KFC restaurant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia
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  A KFC restaurant in the Woodlands MRT station in Singapore
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  A KFC restaurant in Colombo, Sri Lanka
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  A KFC restaurant in New Taipei City, Taiwan
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  A KFC in Krabi, Thailand
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  KFC in Trabzon, Turkey
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  A KFC in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Caribbean, Central and South America

Country/region	Year entered	Outlets	First outlet	Owner/major operator	Notes
Antigua and Barbuda	N/A	3[3]	?	KFC Antigua[113]
Argentina	1980–1990, 2010	18[114][115]	Buenos Aires[114][115]	Desarrollos Gastronómicos S.A.
Aruba	N/A	4[3]	?	Hucor Holding
Bahamas	1967[116]	13[3]	?	Myers Group[117]
Barbados	1971[118]	12[3]	?	?
Bolivia	2014	3[3]	Santa Cruz de la Sierra[119]	Delosur S.A.[120]
Bonaire	1992f	1[3]	?	Harborside Foodcourt, NV, Ruth van Tilburg-Obre
Brazil	1973–1982, 1992–2000, 2008[121][122][123][124]	60[3]	?	Brazil Fast Food Corporation[121]	The company entered a change in strategy in 1997, when it announced plans to close its 7 urban locations and relocate to 8 shopping centre locations.[123] 44 outlets on States of Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Ceará, São Paulo, Paraná and Distrito Federal.
Cayman Islands	1976[125]	3	?	KFC Cayman[125]	Was the first food franchise in the Caymans.[125]
Chile	1992[126]	97[3]	Santiago[127]	Desarrollos Gastronomicos S.A. (Degasa)[114]
Colombia	1993[128]	79[3]	?	INT[129]
Costa Rica	1970[130]	43[3]	Paseo Colon[130]	QSR International[130]
Cuba	2004	1	Guantanamo Bay Naval Base	AAFES
Curaçao	?	7[3]	?	Hucor Holding[131]
Dominica	2010	1[3]	?	Fine Foods Inc[132]
Dominican Republic	1997	27[3]	?	Kentucky Foods Group Ltd[133]
Ecuador	1975[134]	144[3]	Quito[134]	INT Food Services Corp.	KFC is the largest fast food chain in Ecuador, and it is KFC's largest market in the region.[134]
El Salvador	2004	7[3]	?	Corporacion de Franquicias Americanas (CFA)
French Guiana	?	4	?	?
Grenada	?	4[3]	?	?
Guadeloupe	?	5[3]	?	?
Guatemala	2009[135]	7[3]	?	?
Guyana	1994-2014, 2016[136][137][138][139]	5[3]	Georgetown[137]	Didco[136]	Reached four outlets, but the market was abandoned in 2014.[138] Reopened in 2016.[139]
Honduras	2004[140]	15[3]	San Pedro Sula[140]	Grupo Comidas[140]
Jamaica	1964[141]	40[3]	Kingston[142]	Restaurants of Jamaica[142]
Martinique	?	1[3]	?	?
Panama	1969[143]	44[3]	?	Franquicias Panamenas
Paraguay	2014[144]	3[3]	?	Southfood S.A.
Peru	1981[145]	140[3]	Lima	Delosi[146]	KFC is the oldest and the largest US fast food chain in Peru.
Puerto Rico	1967[147]	81[3]	?	Encanto Restaurants, Inc
Saint Kitts and Nevis	02	1[3]	?	?
Saint Lucia	?	4[3]	?	?
Sint Maarten	?	4[3]	?	?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1986	2[3]	Kingstown	Ken Boyea[148]
Suriname	1996[149]	6[3]	?	Cirkel Group[150]
Trinidad & Tobago	1973[151]	60[152]	St James, Port of Spain	Prestige Holdings Limited[153]
United States Virgin Islands	?	5[3]	?	?
Venezuela	1973	25[3]	?	?

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in Caribbean, Central, and South American countries.

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  A KFC restaurant in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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  A KFC restaurant in Bogota, Colombia
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  A KFC restaurant in Quito, Ecuador. The country is the largest market for the chain in the Caribbean and South America, with more than 150 locations.
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  A KFC restaurant in St. George's, Grenada
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  A KFC restaurant in Kingston, Jamaica
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  A KFC outlet in Lima, Peru

Europe

Country/region	Year entered	Outlets	First outlet	Owner/major operator	Notes
Albania	2016	11[154]	Tirana	Global Fast Food	The first outlet in Albania opened in April 2016 at the Tirana East Gate Mall,[155] with further expansion since. KFC is the first international fast food chain in Albania.
Austria	1970–1975,[156] 2005[88]	14	Vienna	Queensway Restaurants Ltd[88]AmRest[157]	KFC first entered the country in 1970 but withdrew in 1975.[158] Returned in 2005. 11 outlets as of 2022,[159] with plans to expand to up to 50 the coming years.[157]
Belarus	2015	82[160]	?	Bel Food Service LLC, CreativeFood-S-Vostok LLC
Belgium	2019	13	Brussels North Railway Station	Autogrill	The first Belgian KFC restaurant opened in June 2019.[161]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2022	5	Sarajevo[162]	TASTRA	Biggest KFC drive-through in Southeast Europe.[163][164] 3 outlets in Sarajevo, 1 in Mostar and 1 in Ilidža.[165]
Bulgaria	1994[166]	35	Sofia[166]	Samex Ltd.[166] and Amrest	KFC is the second international fast food brand in Bulgaria.[166]
Croatia	2011[167]	10	Zagreb[168]	AmRest[168]	There are 6 outlets in Zagreb, 1 in Osijek, 1 in Split, 1 in Pula and 1 in Zadar.[169]
Cyprus	2013/2014	25[3]	?	CK Restaurant System Franchisers Ltd PHC Franchised Restaurants Ltd[170]
Czech Republic	1994[171]/1995[172]	114[3]	Vodičkova street, Prague[171]	AmRest
Denmark	1973[173]	12[174]	Aarhus[173]	ISKEN ApS.[175]	First location has since closed.
Estonia	2019	9	Ülemiste centre[176]	Apollo Group OÜ	KFC opened its first restaurant in Estonia on October 24, 2019.
Finland	2021	6[177]	?	Apollo Group	KFC's first restaurant was opened on November 11, 2021.[178][179]
France	1991–1992,[180] 2001	248[3]	?	KFC France	Opened in 1991, but all seven stores were closed by 1992.[180] Returned in 2001.
Germany	1968[181]	216[182]	Hansaallee, Frankfurt[183]	KFC GB Ltd[184]	KFC in Germany struggled to reach 12 stores by 1995.[185] There are plans to expand to up to 500 outlets in the next five to seven years.[186][3]
Greece	1992[187]	18	Piraeus	Food Plus	The first outlet opened near Athens.
Hungary	1992[188]	80[3]	Király Street, Budapest	AmRest	The first outlet was the first Central European KFC in a post-communist country.[189] The previous master franchise holder was Hemingway Holding AG.[188]
Iceland	1980[190]	8[3]	Hafnarfjörður	KFC ehf	The first outlet opened on October 9, 1980.
Ireland	1971	38[3]	Phibsborough	KFC (GB) Ltd	Major franchisees include MBCC Foods and Herbel Restaurants (Ireland) Ltd.[191]
Italy	1975, 2014	120[192]	Naples (1975), Rome (2014)	KFC® Italy Srl	First outlet opened in 1975, but since closed. Returned on November 21, 2014. See KFC Italia.
Kosovo	2016[193]	11[194]	Pristina	KAN	First outlet opened in September 2016 at Albi Mall, with outlets now in various other cities. KFC is the first international fast food chain in Kosovo.
Latvia	2014[195]	5[196]	Riga[195]	Cibus Group[197] (until 2019) Apollo Group	First outlet opened in August 2014.
Lithuania	2007[198]	8[197]	Kaunas
Luxembourg	2019	1	?	Autogrill
Malta	1997[199]	3	?	The Farsons Group[199]	The outlets are located in Mosta, Malta International Airport and Gzira.
Moldova	2008[200]	2[201]	Chișinău[200]	US Food Network[202]	First opened in MallDova mall.[200] 2 outlets.[201]
Netherlands	1972[203]	82 (+1)[204]	Rotterdam[180]	KFC Netherlands[205]	The Headquarters are in Amsterdam-Zuidoost. 82 (+1 in Bonaire by other operator) outlets by July 2022.[204]
North Macedonia	2018[206]	5	?	KAN International	The outlets are in Skopje and Tetovo.
Poland	1992[128]	315[3]	?	AmRest
Portugal	1994[207]	34[208]	?	Grupo Ibersol[209]
Romania	1997[210]	101 [211]	Bucharest[212]	Sphera Franchise Group	First opened in Magheru Blvd.[212] Opened on April 17, 1997. See KFC Romania
Serbia	2007[213]	18[214]	Belgrade[213]	AmRest[213]	There are 11 outlets in Belgrade, 2 in Novi Sad, 1 in Niš, 1 in Kruševac, 1 in Kragujevac and 2 on the A1 motorway near Lapovo and Stari Banovci.[214]
Slovakia	2006[215]	13[3][216]	Trnava[217]	Queensway Restaurants Slovakia[218]
Slovenia	2006	4[3]	?	AmRest
Spain	1970[219]	143[3]	?	AmRest[220]
Sweden	1981,[221] 2014[222]	16	Lockarp	Nordic Service Partners[221]	First opened in 1981, but soon withdrew. Returned in 2014 with the first outlet opened near Malmö with a drive-through on December 31, 2014.[222]
Switzerland	1980–2004, 2017[223]	11	Geneva	Kentucky Fried Chicken (Great Britain) Ltd.[224]	Present from 1980 until 2004, but since closed. Returned in 2017 with the first store opened at the main railway station in Geneva on December 5, 2017.
Ukraine	2012[225]	60	Kyiv	Global Restaurant Group[226]	In 1999–2006 the chain was working with Russian ownership under the name Rostic's. The first KFC was opened in Kyiv. The outlets are in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa, Pavlohrad, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Kryvyi Rih and Sumy.[150]
United Kingdom	1965	909	Preston, Lancashire	KFC GB Ltd	First KFC market in Europe. The largest KFC in Europe and the fifth largest worldwide.[227]

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in European countries.

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  A KFC restaurant in Sofia, Bulgaria
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  A KFC restaurant in Nicosia, Cyprus
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  A KFC restaurant in Havířov, Czech Republic
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  A KFC restaurant in Espoo, Finland
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  A KFC in Cherbourg, France
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  A KFC restaurant in Les Ulis, France
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  A KFC in Roubaix, France
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  A KFC in Lübeck, Germany
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  A KFC restaurant in Munich, Germany. It was claimed to be the biggest KFC in the world when it was opened.
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  A KFC restaurant in Athens, Greece
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  A KFC restaurant in Budapest, Hungary
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  A KFC restaurant in Dundalk, Ireland
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  A KFC restaurant in Vilnius, Lithuania
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  A KFC restaurant with drive-through in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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  A KFC restaurant in Jelenia Góra, Poland
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  KFC in Kraków, Poland
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  A KFC outlet in Albufeira, Portugal
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  A KFC outlet in Belgrade, Serbia
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  A KFC restaurant at Barcelona, Spain
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  A KFC in Mölndal, Sweden
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  A KFC restaurant in Kyiv, Ukraine
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  A KFC restaurant in Croxteth, England, United Kingdom
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  A KFC by Edmiston Drive, Glasgow, United Kingdom

North America

Country/region	Year entered	Outlets	First outlet	Owner/major operator	Notes
Bermuda	1975[141]	1[228]	Queen Street, Hamilton[229]	KFC Bermuda[230]
Canada	1953[231]	639[231]	Calgary[231]	Yum Restaurants International (Canada)[232]	Branded PFK (Poulet Frit Kentucky) in the majorly French-speaking province of Quebec, the only such alteration of the trademark in the world.[233]
Mexico	1965[234]	393[3]	Monterrey[130]	Premium Restaurant Brands[130]
United States	1930	4,213	Salt Lake City, Utah	Yum! Brands	The franchise first opened in 1952.

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in North American countries.

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  A KFC in Elko, Nevada, United States
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  A KFC in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
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  A KFC in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico

Oceania

Country/region	Year entered	Outlets	First outlet	Owner/major operator	Notes
American Samoa	1984	1	?	?	Had two outlets. Now there is one with a Pizza Hut outlet.
Australia	1968[235]	800[235]	Guildford, Sydney[235]	KFC Australia Pty Ltd, Collins Foods
Guam	1975[236]	8[3]	Tamuning[236]	?
New Zealand	1971[237]	119	Royal Oak, Auckland[237]	Restaurant Brands[237]
Northern Mariana Islands	1986	1	Saipan	?

Gallery

The following is a gallery of KFC outlets in Oceanian countries.

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  A KFC outlet in Derwent Park, a northern suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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  A KFC outlet in Dunedin, New Zealand

Former markets

Asia

Country/region	Year existed	Outlets	First outlet	Owner/major operator	Notes
Iran	1973–1979	6	Tehran	Reza Raeesi	The franchise was abandoned in Iran following the Iranian revolution in 1979.[238] Colonel Sanders visited Tehran in the 1970s.[239] [240] KFC had stressed that the five outlets that opened in Karaj in 2012 and Mashhad in 2014 with three in Tehran in 2015 under the KFC name are totally unaffiliated franchises under separate management albeit with official-looking signage with other knockoffs operating under marquees such as ZFC, Kabooky Fried Chicken and Kentucky House.[187]
Syria	2006–2013 (Nasser Khurafi)	7	Damascus	Nasser Khurafi (A businessman from Kuwait)[241]	All outlets were shut down in 2013 due to the ongoing Syrian Civil War.[242][243]

Gallery

The following is a gallery of former KFC outlets in Asian countries.

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  A former KFC restaurant in Damascus, Syria

Caribbean and South America

Country/region	Year entered	Outlets	First outlet	Owner/major operator	Notes
Haiti	1977–1997	1	Port-Au-Prince	Guy Riviere[244][245]	Closed due to the economic crisis and declining sales.[citation needed] KFC has since attempted to reenter the Haitian market, with little success.[citation needed]

Europe

Country/region	Year entered	Owner/major operator	Notes
Andorra	1979–2014		KFC closed its doors in Andorra in 2014.[citation needed] Probably closed due to nearby French and Spanish outlets, which were reducing sales.
Norway	Mid 1980s–late 1980s		KFC tried to open in Frognerstranda in the 1980s, but was closed soon after.[citation needed] KFC has been proposed to reenter the Norwegian market. However, there has been no announcement.[citation needed]
Russia	1993–2022[246][247]	Yum! International[248]	KFC closed and sold its restaurants in Russia along with Pizza Hut in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Restaurants were rebranded as Rostic's starting in late 2022.[249]

Gallery

The following is a gallery of former KFC outlets in European countries.

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  A closed KFC branch in Kotelniki, Russia
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  A KFC restaurant at Chelyuskintsev Street in Novosibirsk, Russia
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  A KFC restaurant in Khabarovsk, Russia
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  KFC in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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  A KFC kiosk in Moscow, Russia. This kiosk remained open after KFC ceased operations in Russia in 2022.
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  KFC in Temryuk, Russia
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  Another KFC in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Oceania

Country/region	Year existed	Owner/major operator	Notes
Fiji	2001–2013	Kazi Foods[250]	Left in 2013 amid a row over imports of the ingredients to make its flavoured crumb coating.[251]

See also

• List of countries with McDonald's restaurants