By Editor With its motto, “Finger licking good” and known for its renowned chicken fingers, KFC originated in Kentucky, USA. Since 1952, Yum! Brands subsidiary KFC has been providing delicious, mouthwatering food. This American fast-food restaurant company KFC, which stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken, is based in Louisville, Kentucky, and specializes in its unique fried chicken. The company’s headquarters are in Osaka, Japan, and it was founded in 1965. KFC challenged the hamburger’s long-standing supremacy in the fast-food sector by popularizing chicken and diversifying the market.
KFC Company Quick Overview
| Details | Info |
| Origin Country | United States |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Founder | Colonel Harland Sanders |
| Headquarters | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| MD/CEO | Scott Mezvinsky (CEO, KFC Division) |
| Hubs | Operates globally across 150+ countries through regional business units |
| Subsidiary | Part of Yum! Brands |
| Owner | Yum! Brands (Publicly traded company) |
| Net Worth (Brand Value Approx.) | ~US $15–20 billion (brand valuation estimate) |
| Official Website | https://www.kfc.com/ |
Net Worth and Market Cap
As of February 13, 2026, KFC Ltd.’s market capitalization or net value is $11.94 billion. In just one year, its market capitalization has grown by 30.28%. The company is worth 8.97 billion.
Corporate Leadership
Colonel Harland Sanders created KFC. The company’s chief executive officer is Tomoyuki Tamura.
Overview of Services
The company sells steel, various hardware, and post-installed anchors; it also sells materials related to seismic activity; it designs and builds buildings that are seismically related, as well as seismic structures for roads and railway bridge piers; it sells materials for civil engineering and construction, as well as electric power tools; and it develops and markets inspection and diagnostic products for infrastructure facilities.
In addition, it manufactures and sells rock bolts and other tunnel support materials, lock bolt grouting materials like dry mortar, waterproof sheets and tunnel accessories, construction equipment, rock solidification agents for tunnels, guardrail repair materials, water-impervious and waterproof sheet design and installation, and environmental countermeasure products.
Additionally, it designs and builds tunnel interior and fireproof walls as well as sound-absorbing walls; it designs and builds safety features like falling object preventions; it also repairs the outer walls of the tunnel and reinforces it; it does disaster prevention and lighting; and it works on bridge facilities.
Scale of Operations
KFC has been satisfying consumers at more than 30,000 locations throughout 150 countries and territories with its delicious chicken. With 22,621 outlets in 150 countries, it is the second-largest restaurant chain in the world by sales, behind McDonald’s. The Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and WingStreet franchises are owned by this restaurant firm.