Cup count

People line up to order coffee outside a low-cost coffee chain in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Sept. 29.

Citizens line up to order coffee outside a low-cost coffee chain in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Sept. 29. The number of franchise stores operated by the top 10 coffee franchises by store count rose 41.3 percent, from 11,109 in 2021 to 15,692 in 2024, according to data submitted by the Fair Trade Commission to Rep. Park Sung-hoon of the People Power Party, a member of the National Assembly's political affairs committee, and analyzed on Sept. 24.

People line up to order coffee outside a low-cost coffee chain in Jongno District, central Seoul, on Sept. 29. The number of franchise stores operated by the top 10 coffee franchises by store count rose 41.3 percent, from 11,109 in 2021 to 15,692 in 2024, according to data submitted by the Fair Trade Commission to Rep. Park Sung-hoon of the People Power Party, a member of the National Assembly's political affairs committee, and analyzed on Sept. 24.