Number of Popeyes restaurants 2015-2018
| Year | Number of restaurants |
| 2018 | 3,102 |
| 2017 | 2,892 |
| 2016 | 2,725 |
| 2015 | 2,567 |
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.