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

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