2QUESTION 2 OF 3
Answer & explanation
All 16 districts, as of November 2026.
The official answer, with Fermi’s reasoning step by step.
Answer & explanation
Official answer
1,150
stores
How to estimate it
Fermi’s official “Napkin math”
The easiest place to start is Shanghai's population, about 25 million. How many people does one Starbucks need? In the U.S. it's maybe one for every 20,000, and a huge, wealthy city should run about the same.
- Shanghai population
- 25,000,000
- People per Starbucks
- ≈ 20,000
- 25M ÷ 20,000
- ≈ 1,250
Rounded assumptions may give a slightly different estimate. The official answer above is the game’s reference value.
Source calculation & reference
- Starbucks China store locator, stores listed in Shanghai, Nov 2, 2026
- 1,148
- Chinese press, Dec 2024
- more than 1,100
- ≈
- 1,150
Reference cited by Fermi: Starbucks China store locator: 1,148 stores in Shanghai, November 2026
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