Franchise 500 Top 10 2009- Entrepreneur’s 30th Annual Franchise 500 franchise ranking. subway, mcdanolds, liberty tax service, pizza hut, sonic drive in, Intercontinental hotel, ace hardware, UPS Store, Papa John's

1. FRANCHISE 500 Top 10 2009 Entrepreneur’s 30th Annual Franchise 500 ranking # 1 # 2 # 3

2. #1 Subway Number of franchises: 29,612 Franchising since: 1974 Startup costs: $78,600 to $238,300 2008 rank: #2

3. #2 McDonald’s Number of franchises: 24,799 Franchising since: 1955 Startup costs: $950,200 to $1.8 million 2008 rank: #5

4. #3 Liberty Tax Service Number of franchises: 2,579 Franchising since: 1973 Startup costs: $53,800 to $66,900 2008 rank: #23

5. #4 Sonic Drive-In Number of franchises: 2,678 Franchising since: 1959 Startup costs: $1.2 million to 3.2 million 2008 rank: #6

6. #5 InterContinental Hotels Group Number of franchises: 3,498 Franchising since: 1954 Startup costs: Varies 2008 rank: #8

7. #6 Ace Hardware Number of franchises: 4,693 Franchising since: 1976 Startup costs: $243,500 to $1 million 2008 rank: #12

8. #7 Pizza Hut Number of franchises: 10,239 Franchising since: 1959 Startup costs: $638,000 to 2.97 million 2008 rank: #4

9. #8 The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Number of franchises: 5,982 Franchising since: 1980 Startup costs: $171,200 to $280,000 2008 rank: #11

10. #9 Circle K Number of franchises: 4,085 Franchising since: 1995 Startup costs: $161,000 to $1.4 million 2008 rank: #17

11. #10 Papa John’s Number of franchises: 2,615 Franchising since: 1986 Startup costs: $135,800 to $491,600 2008 rank: #36

12. Thanks for viewing!  Based on Entrepreneur’s 30th Annual Franchise 500 ranking URL: http://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/199084.html