All 16 Fast Food Chains, ranked by 347 players
Players rank Chick-fil-A #1: it wins 63.7% of its matchups (n = 820) and took the title in 49 of 347 brackets. McDonald's and Taco Bell follow. Disagree? Fast Food Tier List is one tap away.
Updated hourly · last refreshed November 15, 2026
Brackets finished347
Head-to-head picks5,133
Entrants ranked16of 16
Chick-fil-A title share14.1%n = 347
Title odds
Share of 347 finished brackets won
- Chick-fil-A14.1% (49 of 347)
- McDonald's13.3% (46 of 347)
- Raising Cane's9.8% (34 of 347)
- Chipotle9.5% (33 of 347)
- Taco Bell9.2% (32 of 347)
- Five Guys7.2% (25 of 347)
Fast Food Chains: the community tier list
Built from win rates across 5,133 picks. Tiers use the win rate steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups (S from 75%, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%). Steadying pulls a small sample toward the middle, so a high raw rate can sit a tier lower and a low one a tier higher than the rate shown, which is the raw one. What does S tier mean?
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Chick-fil-A63.7%
- McDonald's63.4%
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Taco Bell56.5%
- Chipotle55.4%
- Raising Cane's55.3%
- Five Guys54.3%
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Subway49.5%
- In-N-Out Burger49.3%
- KFC48.2%
- Popeyes48.2%
- Burger King45.5%
- Wendy's45.3%
- Panda Express41.7%
- Shake Shack41.6%
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Sonic Drive-In33.3%
- Whataburger27.4%
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Nobody yet
Standings
Every entrant with its record. Ordered by win rate, steadied for small samples; a rate shows once an entrant has 30 matchups. n is the number of head-to-head matchups behind each rate.
| # | Choice | W–L | Win rate | Against .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chick-fil-AChicken Sandwiches | 522–298 | 63.7% | 49 | 820 | |
| 2 | McDonald'sBurgers & Fries | 517–299 | 63.4% | 46 | 816 | |
| 3 | Taco BellMexican-Inspired | 398–307 | 56.5% | 32 | 705 | |
| 4 | ChipotleBurritos & Bowls | 380–306 | 55.4% | 33 | 686 | |
| 5 | Raising Cane'sChicken Fingers | 387–313 | 55.3% | 34 | 700 | |
| 6 | Five GuysBurgers & Fries | 373–314 | 54.3% | 25 | 687 | |
| 7 | SubwaySubs & Sandwiches | 320–326 | 49.5% | 20 | 646 | |
| 8 | In-N-Out BurgerBurgers | 314–323 | 49.3% | 21 | 637 | |
| 9 | KFCFried Chicken | 310–333 | 48.2% | 13 | 643 | |
| 10 | PopeyesFried Chicken | 302–325 | 48.2% | 14 | 627 | |
| 11 | Burger KingBurgers | 272–326 | 45.5% | 14 | 598 | |
| 12 | Wendy'sBurgers & Frosties | 271–327 | 45.3% | 14 | 598 | |
| 13 | Panda ExpressChinese-American | 235–328 | 41.7% | 11 | 563 | |
| 14 | Shake ShackBurgers & Shakes | 237–333 | 41.6% | 11 | 570 | |
| 15 | Sonic Drive-InBurgers & Drinks | 166–333 | 33.3% | 6 | 499 | |
| 16 | WhataburgerBurgers | 129–342 | 27.4% | 4 | 471 |
Closest rivalries
Pairs the crowd can barely split, from at least 20 real meetings each.
- ChipotlevsPanda Express50–50 · 18–18 in 36 meetings
- PopeyesvsWendy's14–13 in 27 meetings
- KFCvsIn-N-Out Burger13–12 in 25 meetings
Most lopsided
- Chick-fil-AvsWhataburger25–1 in 26 meetings
- McDonald'svsPopeyes17–4 in 21 meetings
- McDonald'svsKFC80–20 · 28–7 in 35 meetings
Upsets and oddities
Patterns in 347 finished brackets.
- Biggest upsetIn-N-Out Burger leads Chick-fil-A 8–3Head-to-head (n = 11), though Chick-fil-A's record across all its matchups (63.7%) beats In-N-Out Burger's (49.3%). The records alone give In-N-Out Burger 36%.
- Biggest upsetPopeyes leads Chick-fil-A 10–7Head-to-head (n = 17), though Chick-fil-A's record across all its matchups (63.7%) beats Popeyes's (48.2%). The records alone give Popeyes 35%.
- UntouchableChick-fil-A wins 63.7%The best record in the field (n = 820 matchups).
Questions people ask
What is #1 in the Fast Food Chains community ranking?
Chick-fil-A. It wins 63.7% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 820) and took the title in 49 of 347 finished brackets.
How is the ranking worked out?
Every pick in a finished bracket is a win for one entrant and a loss for the other. Entrants are ordered by win rate, steadied toward 50% by ten imaginary matchups so that a newcomer with a 3–0 record can't top the table. The rate shown is the real one, with n, the number of matchups behind it.
Why win rate and not titles?
Draws are shuffled, so a title can come from an easy path. Win rate counts every matchup an entrant played, which is a fairer read of how people feel about it. Title odds are shown too, as the share of finished brackets each entrant won.
How many people have ranked Fast Food Chains?
347 finished brackets so far, with 5,133 head-to-head picks between them. Only finished brackets count.
Can I rank all 16 myself?
Yes. Play the bracket at 8, 16 entrants, free and with no sign-up. You get your own ranking and a link to share, and your picks join this page.
How often does this page update?
About every hour, as new brackets are finished.
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