KFC only operates in America and Germany.
ACQUIN . ACQUIN is a member-based , non-profit organisation located in Bayreuth , Bavaria , Germany . KFC . Headquartered in Louisville , Kentucky , it is the world 's second-largest restaurant chain ( as measured by sales ) after McDonald 's , with almost 20,000 locations globally in 123 countries and territories . KFC was one of the first American fast food chains to expand internationally , opening outlets in Canada , the United Kingdom , Mexico , and Jamaica by the mid-1960s . The chain continued to expand overseas , however , and in 1987 , it became the first Western restaurant chain to open in China .