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India’s burger battle: where global scale meets desi ambition

Thimmaya Poojary

August 21, 2026 | 5 Min Read

India’s burger battle: where global scale meets desi ambition

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August 21, 2026 | 5 Min Read

Eight of India's top 10 organised burger chains are home-grown, but global giants McDonald's and Burger King account for over 60% of the burger outlets in the country.

Burgers are a multi-billion dollar business in India, with the store footprint of the organised chains growing at close to 11% CAGR over the last three years, amid intense competition between global brands and home-grown ones.

Nearly 62% of the store footprint of the top 10 burger chains in the country is accounted for by just two international brands, McDonald’s and Burger King. They run 1,246 out of the 2,018 outlets. The eight others in the top-10 list are Indian.

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