At the end of 2022 financial year, Starbucks was operating over 1,000 stores and generates over 500 million in annual revenue. This indicates that the expansion of Starbucks in the United Kingdom was a success.
Starbucks first opened in the United Kingdom in 1998 by acquiring an existing coffee business. The coffee chain capitalized on the region’s tea culture to give its customers a place to catch up with friends. By creating the place between home and work, Starbucks has had a huge success in the United Kingdom and now operates over 1,000 stores. Below is a table showing the distribution of Starbucks in the United Kingdom.
Table of Contents
Number of Starbucks in the United Kingdom by Country
Country |
Number of Starbucks stores |
Percentage (%) share of total Starbucks locations in the UK (1228) |
England |
1040 |
85% |
Scotland |
114 |
9% |
Wales |
50 |
4% |
Northern Ireland |
24 |
2% |
Cities with the highest number of Starbucks stores in the United Kingdom
City |
Country |
Number of Locations |
Percentage (%) share of the total Starbucks in the country |
London |
England |
173 |
17% |
Manchester |
England |
26 |
3% |
Glasgow |
Scotland |
25 |
22% |
Edinburgh |
Scotland |
24 |
21% |
Leeds |
England |
21 |
2% |
Birmingham |
England |
21 |
2% |
Liverpool |
England |
18 |
2% |
Number of Starbucks stores in the United Kingdom from 2005-2022
Year |
Licensed Store |
Company operated store |
Total Number of stores |
2005 |
2 |
467 |
469 |
2006 |
6 |
514 |
520 |
2007 |
0 |
580 |
580 |
2008 |
0 |
664 |
664 |
2009 |
46 |
666 |
712 |
2010 |
102 |
601 |
703 |
2011 |
128 |
600 |
728 |
2012 |
168 |
593 |
761 |
2013 |
215 |
549 |
764 |
2014 |
285 |
506 |
791 |
2015 |
414 |
428 |
842 |
2016 |
532 |
366 |
898 |
2017 |
606 |
342 |
469 |
2018 |
653 |
335 |
520 |
2019 |
707 |
288 |
580 |
2020 |
737 |
288 |
664 |
2021 |
791 |
298 |
712 |
2022 |
838 |
318 |
703 |
Top Starbucks competitors in the United Kingdom
Competitor |
Revenue in US dollars ($) |
Starbucks |
572.4 million |
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc |
12.9 billion |
Thorntons Ltd |
548.5 million |
Whittard of Chelsea |
189.2 million |
Stewarts Of Trent Bridge |
52.5 million |
Ringtons Ltd |
45.4 million |
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.