Quick service pizza chains in the U.S. with the highest sales 2023

In 2023, four chains dominated the United States’ quick service restaurant (QSR) pizza industry in terms of sales. Domino’s pizza topped the list with nearly 9.03 billion U.S. dollars in sales that year. Meanwhile, Pizza Hut, Little Caesars, and Papa John’s ranked second, third, and fourth, respectively. The firth ranked chain, Marco’s Pizza, barely exceeded one billion U.S. dollars in sales.

Which pizza chain has the most restaurants in the U.S.?

Along with having the highest sales, Domino's Pizza was the QSR pizza chain with the most units in the U.S. in 2023. The company had 6,854 restaurants across the country that year, which was nearly 300 more than Pizza Hut and well over 2,000 more than Little Caesars. Domino’s is a global success story as well, boasting tens of thousands of international restaurants in 2023.

How popular is Domino’s Pizza in the U.S.?

A common metric of determining consumer satisfaction across various industries in the United States is the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) score, which quantifies consumer satisfaction on a scale from 0 to 100. In 2024, the ACSI score of Domino’s Pizza was one point below the industry average. The QSR pizza chain with the highest ACSI score that year, meanwhile, was Papa John’s.