Number of Popeyes restaurants
Number of Popeyes restaurants 2015-2021
| Year | Number of restaurants |
| 2021 | 3,705 |
| 2020 | 3,451 |
| 2019 | 3,316 |
| 2018 | 3,102 |
| 2017 | 2,892 |
| 2016 | 2,725 |
| 2015 | 2,567 |
2021: The number of Popeye's restaurant locations in 2021 increased to 3,705 compared to 3,451 in 2020.
Popeyes was founded in 1972 originally and was acquired by Restaurant Brands International in 2017. It is among the world's largest quick service restaurant chicken concepts with more than 3,000 restaurants in US and other 25 countries around the world. The total number of Popeyes restaurants was 3,102 in 2018.