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Subway: World’s largest restaurant chain, passing McDonald’s

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Move over, Mickey D’s, and bring Ronald McDonald with you — there’s a new fast food king in town.

Subway has surpassed McDonald's to become the world’s largest restaurant chain in terms of units, the sandwich company confirmed Monday.

Subway had 33,749 restaurants around the globe at the end of 2010, said company spokesman Les Winograd. McDonald’s had 32,737 at year end, according to a February regulatory filing from the burger giant.

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