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

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