In the past two decades since Starbucks entered the Chinese market, it has managed to challenge the country’s traditions and convince tea drinkers to have coffee. The coffee house seemingly succeeded as the number of Starbucks stores in china have steadily increased over the years.
When Starbucks opened its first store in China, the Chinese knowledge of coffee only went as far as Nestle packets and ready to drink coffees. However, in the past two decades the coffee chain has managed to open more than 6000 stores in 230 cities as of 2023. Starbucks has offered a wide range of products at different price points and a welcoming atmosphere to cater for different types of consumers. The coffee house expects to have more than 9000 stores in 2025 making it the biggest Starbucks market after the United States. Here is a table showing the Starbucks stores in China.
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Starbucks stores in China by State
State |
Number of Starbucks stores |
Shanghai |
1,000 |
Hong Kong |
164 |
Beijing |
69 |
Guangdong |
68 |
Jiangsu |
34 |
Zhejiang |
20 |
Sichuan |
12 |
Liaoning |
11 |
Tianjin |
10 |
Chongqing |
10 |
Shandong |
6 |
Hubei |
6 |
Shaanxi |
5 |
Macau |
4 |
Top 10 cities in China with the highest number of Starbucks stores
City |
Number of Starbucks stores |
Shanghai |
100 |
Hong Kong |
83 |
Beijing |
69 |
Shenzhen |
34 |
Guangzhou |
21 |
Hangzhou |
13 |
Kowloon |
13 |
Suzhou |
13 |
Chengdu |
12 |
Tianjin |
10 |
Starbucks vs Competitors in China
Company |
Percentage (%) market Share |
Starbucks |
17.8% |
Luckin Coffee |
7.8% |
HEYTEA |
8.8% |
MacDonald’s |
5.6% |
Pacific coffee |
0.5% |
Starbucks revenue and profit comparison 2022/Q3 vs 2023/Q3
2022/Q3 |
2023/Q3 |
Percentage (%) growth | |
Revenue |
$8,150,000,000 |
$9,160,000,000 |
12.4% |
Profit |
91,000,000 |
1,140,000,000 |
25% |
Kai Jordan worked as a Certified Nutrition Specialist and now a food critic whose main objective is to provide consumers with as much information as they need to make the right choices concerning foods and drinks. Jordan is passionate about helping the public reach their health-related goals but also keen on reviewing foods and drinks offered by some of the famous restaurants the likes of Starbucks.
Kai has therefore created well-researched and comprehensive excerpts regarding the services and products offered by the giant restaurant chain. And which can be retrieved from Starbmag.com, apart from talking writing, and dealing with food Kai loves also to Kayak. You can read more about me on the about us page.