Largest UK pub chains by sites 2024| ��ƽ��

Leading selected pub companies in the United Kingdom in 2023 and 2024, by number of units

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Release date

August 2025

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

2024

Supplementary notes

* Approximation.

Figures were compiled by ��ƽ�� from various publications released by each selected company. These were:

The exact date each company recorded the number of their sites varied.

This statistic is using original data from the Companies House and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the .

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In 2024, Stonegate was the leading selected pub chain in the United Kingdom by number of units, with ��properties. Meanwhile, Greene King had the second highest number of pub sites, with .

How many pubs are there in the UK?

There were *��pubs in the United Kingdom in 2024. This represented a decrease of approximately *��pubs when compared to 20 years prior. Several factors have been suggested for the decline in pubs in the UK. These include the indoor smoking ban in 2007, rising alcohol prices, and a preference for socializing at home. Younger generations are also drinking less, with many young British adults choosing not to drink at all.

How much revenue do British pub chains generate?

In the 2023/24 financial year, JD Wetherspoon generated ****��billion British pounds in revenue, which was one of the highest turnovers among the UK's leading pub chains. In fact, despite having fewer sites than Stonegate, JD Wetherspoon had over *** million British pounds more in revenue than Stonegate.