The big opening push in 2024 is expected to cost the company a pretty penny.

Of the IDL openings, about 1,000 are planned to debut in China alone, Borden said.

Overall, the company expects to see about 4% growth in its restaurant count in 2024.

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In December 2023, the companyannouncedthat it’s aiming to reach 50,000 restaurants worldwide by 2027.

This would mark the “fastest period of growth,” McDonald’s said in a Decemberpress release.

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