15 Facts About McDonald's That Will Blow Your Mind

Is there anything more universal than McDonald's? No.

The golden arches are the most recognized symbol in the world. The restaurant provides food for people in 119 countries, especially the USA. There are even 179 restaurants in India where most people don't eat either beef or pork.

And the company is still growing. There's 76 countries left to colonize.

McDonald's' daily customer traffic (58M in 2008) is equal to the population of California plus Texas

McDonald's sells more than 75 hamburgers every second

McDonald's' $23 billion in revenue makes it the 91st-largest economy in the world

Counting $32 billion in revenue from franchise stores, McDonald's claims the 56th biggest economy, bigger than Ecuador

McDonald's hires around 1 million workers in the US every year

This estimate assumes a 700,000 domestic workforce with 150% turnover rate.

According to company estimates, one in every eight American workers has been employed by McDonald's

Sharon Stone worked at McDonald's before she was famous. So did Shania Twain, Jay Leno, Rachel McAdams and Pink

McDonald's is the world's largest distributor of toys, with one included in 20% of all sales

McDonald's' iconic golden arches are recognized by more people than the cross

A survey by Sponsorship Research International found that 88 percent could identify the arches and only 54 percent could name the Christian cross, .

The Queen of England owns a McDonald's near Buckingham Palace as part of her vast real estate portfolio.

For the next three years, McDonald's is going to open one restaurant every day in China

McDonald's delivers -- in 18 countries!

The only place in the lower 48 that is more than 100 miles from a McDonald's is a barren plain in South Dakota

Americans alone consume one billion pounds of beef at McDonald's in a year -- five and a half million head of cattle