BoldData analysis indicated that growth of pizza restaurants in 2020 abruptly came to a standstill due to Covid-19. However the country will be celebrating National Pizza Week.
As per the latest statistics by the company, the amount of pizza restaurants in America has increased with a whopping 39.2 per cent over the last five years. There are currently 90.817 pizza restaurants in US. An increase of 39.2 per cent compared to 2016, in this year there were 65.213 pizza places.
Especially 2017 was a good year for pizza: with an increase of 11.137 pizza joints (17.1 per cent). In the beginning of 2021 the USA should’ve reached the magical number of 100.000 pizza restaurants but due Covid-19 the growth of pizza restaurants came to an abrupt halt, with an increase of only 581 restaurants.
When it comes to pizza, California is the place to be. The state has 8.271 pizza places, of which 2.044 are based in the Los Angeles area. New York comes in second with 7.190 restaurants, a growth of 48 per cent compared to 2016. The biggest growth took place in Hawaii: a whopping 69 per cent. Pizza lovers best stay away from Wyoming, the state has the lowest number of pizza joints which is 133.
Americans love their pizza, it’s even considered America’s favourite food. Therefore it’s no surprise that the USA is home to the largest number of pizza restaurants worldwide. Italy - where the modern pizza was originally invented - comes in second with 42.288 pizzeria’s. Brazil completes the top 3 with 32.283 pizza joints but the USA has nothing to fear from the rest of the world. With 90.817 pizza restaurant the USA still has more pizzeria’s then the top 4 combined (88.100). Australia is number 8 on the list: with 5.598 pizza restaurants they have one of the highest number of pizza places per capita.