The most exciting growth in the pizza industry, during the past few years, has been in the international markets. But which markets hold the most promise for pizza entrepreneurs who would like to expand their business internationally?
One rough way to estimate a foreign market's interest in pizza is by analyzing the number of visits made to the worlds busiest pizza trade website. (PMQ.com)
Listed below are the numbers of visits made by foreign visitors to www.pmq.com, beginning January 1, 2003 and continuing through November of 2003.
RANK | COUNTRY | VISITS |
1 | ca (Canada) | 6,378 |
2 | au (Australia) | 5,905 |
3 | uk (United Kingdom) | 3,694 |
4 | sg (Singapore) | 2,478 |
5 | nl (Netherlands) | 2,361 |
6 | nz (New Zealand) | 2,058 |
7 | mx (Mexico) | 1,217 |
8 | sa (Saudi Arabia) | 1,180 |
9 | it (Italy) | 889 |
10 | ae (United Arab Emirates) | 831 |
11 | de (Germany) | 810 |
12 | fr (France) | 688 |
13 | jp (Japan) | 658 |
14 | il (Israel) | 623 |
15 | pl (Poland) | 599 |
16 | br (Brazil) | 586 |
17 | cn (China) | 533 |
18 | be (Belgium) | 500 |
19 | se (Sweden) | 417 |
20 | dk (Denmark) | 380 |
21 | my (Malaysia) | 371 |
22 | gr (Greece) | 335 |
23 | ch (Switzerland) | 319 |
24 | fi (Finland) | 315 |
25 | no (Norway) | 310 |
26 | hk (Hong Kong) | 281 |
27 | ro (Romania) | 274 |
28 | in (India) | 261 |
29 | es (Spain) | 259 |
30 | at (Austria) | 259 |
31 | za (South Africa) | 257 |
32 | ie (Ireland) | 233 |
33 | pe (Peru) | 227 |
34 | ru (Russian Federation) | 222 |
35 | ph (Philippines) | 212 |
36 | th (Thailand) | 196 |
37 | hu (Hungary) | 195 |
38 | ar (Argentina) | 162 |
39 | id (Indonesia) | 154 |
40 | tw (Taiwan) | 145 |
41 | hr (Croatia) | 141 |
42 | cz (Czech Republic) | 133 |
43 | tr (Turkey) | 132 |
44 | cl (Chile) | 126 |
45 | tt (Trinidad and Tobago) | 123 |
46 | pt (Portugal) | 121 |
47 | ve (Venezuela) | 112 |
48 | kr (South Korea) | 91 |
49 | gt (Guatemala) | 83 |
50 | co (Columbia) | 77 |
51 | ee (Estonia) | 75 |
52 | bz (Belize) | 70 |
53 | is (Iceland) | 69 |
54 | bh (Bahrain) | 65 |
55 | sc (Seychelles) | 63 |
56 | lt (Lithuania) | 63 |
57 | cy (Cyprus) | 59 |
58 | cr (Costa Rica) | 52 |
59 | do (Dominican Republic) | 49 |
60 | jo (Jordan) | 49 |
61 | aw (Aruba) | 45 |
62 | bm (Bermuda) | 43 |
63 | qa (Qatar) | 39 |
64 | lb (Lebanon) | 39 |
65 | yu (Yugoslavia) | 37 |
66 | sk (Slovak Republic) | 37 |
67 | mu (Mauritius) | 31 |
68 | mt (Malta) | 29 |
69 | uy (Uruguay) | 26 |
70 | cc (Cocos (Keeling) Islands) | 26 |
71 | lv (Latvia) | 24 |
72 | eg (Egypt) | 23 |
73 | int (International) | 22 |
74 | ky (Cayman Islands) | 22 |
75 | bg (Bulgaria) | 21 |
76 | ua (Ukraine) | 21 |
77 | bn (Brunei Darussalam) | 20 |
78 | si (Slovenia) | 19 |
79 | bw (Botswana) | 17 |
80 | pk (Pakistan) | 17 |
81 | bo (Bolivia) | 16 |
82 | lu (Luxembourg) | 13 |
83 | zw (Zimbabwe) | 11 |
84 | ma (Morocco) | 11 |
85 | np (Nepal) | 9 |
86 | pa (Panama) | 8 |
87 | vi (Virgin Islands (USA)) | 8 |
88 | tv (Tuvalu) | 8 |
89 | sy (Syria) | 7 |
90 | py (Paraguay) | 7 |
91 | lk (Sri Lanka) | 6 |
92 | tn (Tunisia) | 6 |
93 | jm (Jamaica) | 6 |
94 | fj (Fiji) | 5 |
95 | su (Former USSR) | 5 |
96 | by (Belarus) | 5 |
97 | ag (Antigua and Barbuda) | 5 |
98 | kw (Kuwait) | 4 |
99 | ni (Nicaragua) | 4 |
100 | kz (Kazakhstan) | 4 |