KFC in China
China's first KFC restaurant at Qianmen, Beijing | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Fast food restaurant |
| Founded | First franchise: November 12, 1987 Qianmen, Beijing, China |
Number of locations | over 12,600 (2025) |
Key people | Joey Wat (CEO of Yum China) |
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| Revenue | US$7.219 billion (2022) |
| Parent | Yum China |
| Website | www www (Chinese KFC website) |
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC; Chinese: 肯德基; pinyin: Kěndéjī), an American fast food restaurant chain specializing in fried chicken, has operated in China since 1987. Its first location opened in Zhengyangmen, Beijing, and KFC now operates over 11,900 outlets in more than 2,300 cities across China as a subsidiary of Yum China as of March 2025. According to research by Millward Brown, KFC was the most powerful foreign brand in China in 2013.