Meanwhile, Chick-fil-A remains America’s top chicken chainand it’s more popular than ever.

The chain’s market share rose from 38.3% to 45.5% over the past year.

Specifically, it beats out the rest of its competitors in one very important metric: customer satisfaction.

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To this day, many customersstill rate Popeyes' versionas the best chicken sandwich on the fast-food market.

Popeyeshas continued to innovative with its menu ever since.

But Popeyes seems to think that it can keep up the positive momentum.

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KFC did not immediately respond to our queries for comment on Popeyes claiming the #2 spot.

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