Ha Yu-jin

Feb 13, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Ha Yu-jin |Kim Tae-gyu

More Starbucks stores are opening every year in South Korea and other Asian markets. Photo courtesy of Starbucks KoreaSEOUL, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Although the United States remains the runaway leader in the number of Starbucks outlets, Asian countries including China, Japan and South Korea are close on its heels, the company said.

Feb 13, 2024 | upi.com | Kim Tae-gyu |Ha Yu-jin

SEOUL, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Although the United States remains the runaway leader in the number of Starbucks outlets, Asian countries including China, Japan and South Korea are close on its heels, the company said. As of the end of 2023, the Seattle-based coffee chain operated a total of 16,466 stores in the United States, followed by China with 6,975, Japan with 1,901, South Korea with 1,893, Canada with 1,465, and the United Kingdom with 1,297, Starbucks said Monday.