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Biggest Fitness Franchises by Number of Outlets

Ranked on franchised outlets in the most recent year on file. Size is not quality — a large system can still be shedding units — but it does tell you how much operating history sits behind the brand, and how many franchisees there are to talk to before signing.

  1. 1Anytime Fitness4,542
  2. 2Planet Fitness2,432
  3. 3Snap Fitness920
  4. 4i9 Sports588
  5. 5British Swim School578
  6. 6Freedom Boatclub576
  7. 7ARTHUR MURRAY480
  8. 8Fleet Feet394
  9. 9Aqua-Tots Swim School276
  10. 10Gold's Gym264
  11. 11Alloy Personal Training256
  12. 12Kidokinetics249
  13. 13Sky Zone244
  14. 14Lil' Kickers192
  15. 15Tippi Toes Dance167
  16. 16BODYBAR Pilates146
  17. 17The Camp Transformation Center138
  18. 18Shoot 360100
  19. 19Spenga88
  20. 20GOLFTEC86

Computed from Item 20 of each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document and recomputed as coverage grows. Brands are excluded where the filing's own outlet arithmetic doesn't balance — a mis-parsed table should not outrank a correct one. This list has never been, and cannot be, paid for. How this is calculated.