Top 100 Franchises

2026 Top Franchises List

Below you'll find the Top Franchises for 2026 as ranked by Franchise Gator in our ongoing Top 100 list, reflecting current popularity and engagement trends for actively growing franchise systems targeting new local markets for development.

Top 100 Franchises

2026 Top 100 Franchise List
Rank Franchise Name Industry Name Available Capital
1Pet$90,000
2Business Services$40,000
3Food$350,000
4Healthcare & Senior Care$100,000
5Business Services$50,000
6Pet$100,000
7Home Services$50,000
8Business Services$30,000
9Personnel & Staffing$150,000
10Pet$100,000
11Education$150,000
12Children's$250,000
13Home Services$50,000
14Home Services$50,000
15Cleaning & Maintenance$50,000
16Education$150,000
17Healthcare & Senior Care$100,000
18Cleaning & Maintenance$40,000
19Cleaning & Maintenance$10,000
20Cleaning & Maintenance$75,000
21Healthcare & Senior Care$50,000
22Cleaning & Maintenance$100,000
23Home Services$50,000
24Health & Fitness$60,000
25Health & Fitness$100,000
26Healthcare & Senior Care$100,000
27Home Services$50,000
28Home Services$75,000
29Healthcare & Senior Care$80,000
30Home Services$50,000
31Home Services$50,000
32Home Services$50,000
33Home Services$60,000
34Pet$100,000
35Sports & Recreation$100,000
36Mobile$20,000
37Health & Fitness$70,000
38Food$20,000
39Home Services$150,000
40Home Services$50,000
41Health & Fitness$50,000
42Home Services$75,000
43Children's$40,000
44Healthcare & Senior Care$40,000
45Business Services$50,000
46Business Services$100,000
47Home Services$100,000
48Business Services$100,000
49Home Services$50,000
50Personnel & Staffing$125,000
51Food$300,000
52Business Services$50,000
53Health & Fitness$200,000
54Food$100,000
55Home Services$60,000
56Home Services$60,000
57Cleaning & Maintenance$795
58Home Services$150,000
59Retail$100,000
60Cleaning & Maintenance$795
61Home Services$80,000
62Home Services$50,000
63Travel, Cruise & Hotel$100,000
64Automotive$75,000
65Home Services$75,000
66Home Services$75,000
67Home Services$75,000
68Home Services$75,000
69Home Services$75,000
70Cleaning & Maintenance$100,000
71Home Services$100,000
72Food$100,000
73Home Services$50,000
74Cleaning & Maintenance$75,000
75Health & Fitness$100,000
76Automotive$70,000
77Food$50,000
78Home Services$20,000
79Education$450,000
80Food$300,000
81Food$200,000
82Health & Fitness$200,000
83Food$200,000
84Retail$150,000
85Health & Fitness$150,000
86Home Services$50,000
87Cleaning & Maintenance$50,000
88Business Services$70,000
89Business Services$40,000
90Home Services$100,000
91Healthcare & Senior Care$50,000
92Cleaning & Maintenance$50,000
93Home Services$70,000
94Cleaning & Maintenance$70,000
95Home Services$33,000
96Health & Fitness$100,000
97Home Services$50,000
98Food$80,000
99Food$200,000
100Pet$80,000

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