On this day of our Lorde, 2019, Ryan Simmons, video director of our sister site SB Nation, introduced a 2016 Brazilian Subway ad to American Twitter. The reactions to the commercial, called “Timeline” ...

Subway is the world’s largest fast-food chain, based on locations. Its last official count was 44,788 in 112 countries. In the U.S., however, Subway is shrinking and shed hundreds of stores last year.

Subway cut another 729 U.S. stores in 2025, marking the 10th straight year of decline, according to QSR. Since 2016, Subway has closed 8,345 restaurants. Subway still leads the U.S. by store count, ...