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Bubble tea franchises

The typical bubble tea franchise here costs $207,188 to $514,805 to open. Sort the table by cost, fee, royalty or number of locations.

Brands
6
Typical cost
$207K–$515K
Lowest start
$142KTsaôcaa
Share earnings
2 of 6

All 6 brands

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Bubble tea franchises: investment, fee, royalty and locations
Kung Fu Tea$169K–$378K$37,0004%346No
Sharetea$276K–$606K$12,0006% + minimum146No
Feng Cha$207K–$583K$30,0005%88Yes
Tsaôcaa$142K–$376K$30,000+5%68No
Gong cha$207K–$648K$37,0006%38$397K
TP TEA$425K–$447K$50,0006%22No

How bubble tea franchises compare

Only Gong cha gives a comparable yearly sales figure per location: $397K (average). From 2023 to 2025, 5 of the 6 brands with three years of counts grew their US locations, and Feng Cha added the most (+41). Who runs it, by the franchise agreement: 3 must be run by the owner, 3 can be run by a trained manager. How sales figures compare · Who runs it

Bubble tea franchises: yearly sales per location, US locations and change since 2023, yearly exits and who runs it
BrandSales per locationLocations vs 2023Exits/yr
Gong chaA trained manager can run itExits: none a year$397Kaverage38+35none
Kung Fu TeaA trained manager can run itExits: 9.8% a yearn/a346+69.8%
ShareteaOwner must run itn/a1460n/a
Feng ChaOwner must run itExits: 6.0% a yearn/a88+416.0%
TsaôcaaA trained manager can run itExits: 2.9% a yearn/a68+352.9%
TP TEAOwner must run itExits: none a yearn/a22+13none

Sales are the yearly average (or median) per franchised location from each brand’s latest filing; per-owner figures, company-run locations and groups under five locations are left out. Locations are franchised plus company-owned in the US at the end of the latest year reported, with the change since 2023. Exits/yr is franchised locations closed, terminated or not renewed each year, as a share of the average count; buy-backs and transfers don’t count.

Best bubble tea franchises to own

No bubble tea brand here passes all five tests (growth, few owner exits, earnings figures shared, SBA listing, 100+ US locations three years ago); these came closest. How the ranking works

Best bubble tea franchises to own, with near misses
BrandGrowthExits/yrCost to open
Gong chaMissed “Proven”: 3 US locations three years ago$207K–$648K to open+1167%none$207K–$648K

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Bubble tea franchises: questions

What is the cheapest bubble tea franchise?

Of the 6 brands here, Tsaôcaa has the lowest estimated starting investment: $141,850 to $375,750 to open.

Which bubble tea franchise is the largest?

Kung Fu Tea, with 346 locations (344 franchised) at the end of 2025.

What royalty do bubble tea franchises charge?

Royalties on gross sales in this list run from 4% to 6%, with a median of 5.5%. Most brands add a separate marketing or brand fund fee.

Which bubble tea franchises share earnings figures?

2 of 6 share sales or earnings figures, among them Feng Cha, Gong cha.