alt Hacker NewsAlso number of McDonald's in the world divided by number of McDonald's in US is close to pi. Within 1%.
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Y_Y • today at 5:00 PM
That's because the grow like rivers
Also number of McDonald's in the world divided by number of McDonald's in US is close to pi. Within 1%.
That's because the grow like rivers
This does not seem to be true currently. In 2025, there were 45356 McDonald's restaurants worldwide and 13706 in the United States, which is about 3.3092.
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/content/dam/sites/corp/nfl/p...
However, in 2023, the numbers were 41822 / 13457 = 3.1078, which is (almost) within 1 % difference.
https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/content/dam/sites/corp/nfl/p...