Debate Over Best Fast Food Burger of All Time Rages Online

A viral tweet asking internet users to pick just one fast food burger as a favorite has taken the internet by storm this week.

The Twitter account TodayInSportsCo shared the tweet on Sunday featuring pictures of nine different fast food burgers and wrote: "Tough choice. Pick one."

With thousands of replies, likes and retweets, the debate has been hugely popular online, with fast food fans sharing some pretty strong opinions when it comes to which burger is best.

In the picture, the choice was narrowed down to just nine popular fast-food orders, including: Culver's double butterburger, In-N-Out's double double, the McDonald's double quarter pounder, Whataburger double meat whataburger, the Wendy's Daves double, Carl's Jr 1/3lb thickburger, Burger King's Whopper, Shake Shack's Shackburger and finally the Five Guys cheeseburger.

Sparking off a furious debate with many passionate replies, the choice of which burger is best unsurprisingly left the internet split. Fast food fans rushed to reply, giving detailed reasons for why their chosen burger should get the top spot.

"I see Whataburger and 8 wrong answers," wrote one commenter, while another said: "Easiest decision I've made today. Culver's."

"Five Guys every time, and their fries," said another Twitter user. While another reply said: "Shake Shack is the only correct answer. And if you disagree it's because you ain't ever had it."

While across Twitter the debate continues to rage on, information from Statista recently revealed the leading burger restaurant chains in the U.S. by sales in 2020.

McDonald's tops the list with over $40 million in sales, followed by Wendy's with $10 million. Burger King, Whataburger, Culver's, Five Guys, Carl's Jr, In-N-Out and Shake Shack all appear further down the list.

Research by career advice site Zippia reported that the United States had over 197,000 fast food restaurant businesses as of 2021, with the industry predicted to have a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1 percent between 2020 and 2027.

On any given day in the U.S., it's estimated that around 36 percent—or 84.4 million adults—consume some kind of fast food.

Given their popularity, it's also unsurprising that hamburger-focused restaurants are the favorite, representing 31 percent of the overall fast food market.

"Five guys," replied another fast food fan on Twitter: "Runner up is Whataburger."

"Culver's for sure is the top choice," said another commenter. While one Twitter user wrote: "Shackburger by Shake Shack, hands down!"

"I've gotta go with Burger King but I haven't had three choices on here, so I'll get back to you on this," said another reply.