Before, during, and after the recession, McDonald's has been an unstoppable global force.
It turns out most people like eating Big Macs — and those who don't may still enjoy the countless unique items served by McDonald's around the world.
In fact, the burger giant serves more than 75 burgers every second.
1- McDonald's' daily customer traffic (62 million) is more than the population of Great Britain
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Source: Yahoo Finance
2- McDonald's sells more than 75 hamburgers every second
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Source: McDonald's Operations and Training Manual via Side Dish
3- McDonald's feeds 68 million people per day, that's about 1 percent of the world's population
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Source: Societe General via Dominic Chu
4- McDonald's' $27 billion in revenue makes it the 90th-largest economy in the world
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Source: SEC
5- The $8.7 billion in revenue from franchise stores alone, makes McDonald's richer than Mongolia
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Source: SEC
6- McDonald's hires around 1 million workers in the US every year
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This estimate from Fast Food Nation assumes a 700,000 domestic workforce with 150% turnover rate.
7- McDonald's has 761,000 employees worldwide, that's more than the population of Luxembourg
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Source: McDonald's / Statistics Iceland
8- According to company estimates, one in every eight American workers has been employed by McDonald's
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Source: McDonald's own estimate in 1996 via Fast Food Nation
9- Sharon Stone worked at McDonald's before she was famous. So did Shania Twain, Jay Leno, Rachel McAdams and Pink
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Source: NNDB
10- McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys, with one included in 20% of all sales
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Source: QSR via Motley Fool
11- Back in 1968 McDonald airlifted hamburgers to homesick U.S. Olympic Athletes in France
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Source: McDonald's
12- McDonald's' iconic golden arches are recognized by more people than the cross
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A survey by Sponsorship Research International found that 88 percent could identify the arches and only 54 percent could name the Christian cross, according to Fast Food Nation.
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