B
Evidence Grade B
Graded
accuracy verified by the review judge
Safe to Cite
Current
12,000
12,000 -- new franchised businesses for US franchising sector (2026)
The IFA's 2026 Franchising Economic Outlook projects more than 12,000 new franchised businesses will be added in 2026.
- Projected estimate ('over 12,000') from the IFA's 2026 Franchising Economic Outlook
Attribution:
View source
Lighthouse Research Team
Last verified:
·
How we verify data →
Source verified
Evidence graded
Value
12,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
Strong, reliable evidence
Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
Single source - not yet corroborated
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
International Franchise Association (IFA)
Primary
Tier B
https://www.meetlofi.com/resources/blog/hidden-tax-multi-location-growth ↗
Source Article
The Hidden Tax on Multi-Location Growth
Key Takeaways:
- Marketing complexity scales non-linearly: a 20-location business needs 1,500+ creative assets per year to properly localize
- Franchise marketing fees (1% to 4% national + 1% to 3% local) often aren't enough. 80% of franchise orgs say current fees can't compete.
- Mid-market agency …
Original Research
International Franchise Association (IFA)
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Cited from IFA 2026 Franchising Economic Outlook
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryRetail
RegionUS
Channelcontent
Cite this stat
Plain Text
US franchising sector: 12,000 new franchised businesses. Source: International Franchise Association (IFA) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/new-franchised-businesses-2026
HTML Embed
<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/new-franchised-businesses-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>12,000</strong> -- new franchised businesses for US franchising sector<br><small>Source: International Franchise Association (IFA) (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/new-franchised-businesses-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
Share
Use this data in your work
Copy the citation, embed the widget, or explore thousands more verified marketing statistics -- all free.