Franchising remains one of the most popular ways to run a business: hundreds of entrepreneurs start by buying a franchise and get a ready-made business model, a known brand and support at every stage of the launch. Picking the one that brings steady profit is harder. We have gathered ten offers of 2026 worth a look and checked their terms against open data as of autumn 2026.
How the list was put together
It is based on a review of more than a hundred franchises from popular rankings. We assessed them on seven criteria:
Every franchise on the list offers not only a profitable model, but noticeable partner support, flexible formats and resilience to market changes. Compared with last year’s list, one network has changed: a chain that closed a fifth of its locations in 2025 has left the ranking.
COLIZEUM
Field: esports, gaming clubs. Founded in 2017. Locations: 660+ in 19 countries. Investment: from $54K. Profit: from $4,200. Payback: from 13 months. Royalty: 6%.
A network of gaming clubs and esports arenas in Russia and abroad. These are not just clubs but venues with tournaments and their own esports academy. Franchisees get help finding premises, a design project, training, marketing support and access to equipment at corporate prices.
UPPETIT
Field: ready-meal shops and cafés. Founded in 2018. Locations: 58 in 2 countries. Investment: from $90K. Profit: from $3,000. Payback: from 20 months. Royalty: 4%.
A St Petersburg chain of ready-meal shops with a café area. It has been selling franchises since 2020, and in 2025 it opened its first location abroad – in Bishkek. The format is designed for residential areas and business centres, where customers pick up lunch and dinner on their way.
WARPOINT
Field: VR entertainment, virtual reality parks and arenas, esports. Franchise since 2019. Locations: 300+ in 185 cities across 18 countries. Investment: from $60,000. Average arena revenue: $13,000 a month. Margin: 25–40%. Payback: from 10 months.
A network of virtual reality parks and arenas. Guests play the network’s own competitive games, and the partner earns not only on sessions but on birthdays, corporate events, tournaments, merch and gift cards. The network was the first in Russia to run nationwide VR tournaments with prize funds in the millions, and partners are backed by the management company: a design project, training, marketing and a partner manager at every stage.
WARPOINT figures are given from the network’s current data, not from the rating compiler’s estimate.
WILDBERRIES
Field: marketplaces, order pickup points. Founded in 2004. Locations: 98,000 in 8 countries. Investment: about $4,600. Partner’s fee: 6% of the point’s turnover up to $24K a month and 5% above that amount.
There is no franchise in the classic sense: the entrepreneur opens a new pickup point or buys an existing one with its customer base. There is no entry fee: the starting investment goes on the deposit, renovation, furniture and equipment, and payments are handled entirely by the marketplace system. Income depends directly on the point’s turnover, so the location decides everything: foot traffic and the density of housing around it.
PEDANT.RU
Field: service centres, device repair. Founded in 2013. Locations: 670+ in 160 Russian cities. Investment: from $7,200. Profit: from $2,800. Payback: from 3 months. Royalty: 10%.
A mobile device repair network. The partner gets the franchise fee back if they walk away after opening. Spare parts are bought in bulk, and technicians are trained remotely on the company’s own platform.
FIT SERVICE
Field: car service. Founded in 2008. Locations: 340+ in 2 countries. Investment: from $110K. Profit: from $4,800. Payback: from 22 months. Royalty: from 4.8%.
A car service network built together with the spare parts distributor ROSSKO, operating in 168 cities in Russia and Kazakhstan. A team of specialists visits the site before opening, the partner is guided to target figures for the first months, and the company itself pays for the launch advertising campaign – up to $7,200.
COFIX
Field: coffee shops. Founded in 2013 in Israel. Locations: 400+ in 6 countries. Investment: from $72K. Profit: from $4,100. Payback: from 18 months. Royalty: from 4%.
A chain of fixed-price coffee shops. Nationwide campaigns help new locations reach their figures faster, local promotions raise the average check. Training runs through Cofix University and Cofix School. In September 2026 the Bumerang Kapital fund became the chain’s partner in Russia.
HELIX
Field: laboratories and diagnostic centres. Founded in 1998. Locations: 1,100+ in 270 cities across 3 countries. Investment: from $34K. Payback: from 12 months. Royalty: 2%, 0% for the first three months.
A laboratory network with more than 3,600 types of tests. The company handles all laboratory processes, while the partner runs the diagnostic centre. It is the only laboratory in the CIS with CAP accreditation.
MYATA LOUNGE
Field: lounge bars and hookah bars. Founded in 2014. Locations: 280+ in 11 countries. Investment: from $210K. Profit: from $7,800. Payback: from 18 months. Royalty: 4%.
The largest lounge bar network in Russia and the CIS, operating in 95 cities. Partners have access to a nationwide advertising budget, an in-house CRM and several venue formats – from a classic bar to a premium restaurant.
DODO PIZZA
Field: pizzerias and food delivery. Founded in 2011. Locations: 1,500+ in 29 countries. Investment: from $72K. Margin: 15–25%. Payback: from 12 months. Royalty: 3.5% in the first year, then 5%.
One of the most technological franchises in the delivery market. Every process runs on the in-house Dodo IS system, the kitchen can be watched online, and formats range from a delivery point to a restaurant with a dining room.
What makes these franchises attractive
Above all, models proven over time and adapted to the current market. Each of them supports the partner at every stage: from the concept to running the business. Formats are becoming more flexible – from compact cafés to full-scale entertainment complexes – so an entrepreneur can pick a model to fit their budget and their city. Something else stands out too: over the year many networks have seen their starting investment and payback periods grow, so offers are worth comparing on fresh figures rather than on last year’s rankings.
Data on the franchises other than WARPOINT is taken from open franchise catalogues and company publications as of September – October 2026; check the terms at the moment you apply.
How the list was put together
It is based on a review of more than a hundred franchises from popular rankings. We assessed them on seven criteria:
- A promising field. Growing industries with steady demand: food service, healthcare, marketplaces, entertainment and esports.
- Size of the investment. What matters is not only the amount, but the chance to start with sensible costs.
- Profit. A higher score goes to those that reach income in the first months of work.
- Payback. The best result is a return on the investment within 12–18 months.
- Number of locations. The more locations are up and running and the more steadily the network grows, the more trust the model earns.
- Size of the royalty. A modest royalty combined with strong support from the franchisor.
- Features and innovation. A unique product, an in-house ERP, exclusive offers.
Every franchise on the list offers not only a profitable model, but noticeable partner support, flexible formats and resilience to market changes. Compared with last year’s list, one network has changed: a chain that closed a fifth of its locations in 2025 has left the ranking.
COLIZEUM
Field: esports, gaming clubs. Founded in 2017. Locations: 660+ in 19 countries. Investment: from $54K. Profit: from $4,200. Payback: from 13 months. Royalty: 6%.
A network of gaming clubs and esports arenas in Russia and abroad. These are not just clubs but venues with tournaments and their own esports academy. Franchisees get help finding premises, a design project, training, marketing support and access to equipment at corporate prices.
UPPETIT
Field: ready-meal shops and cafés. Founded in 2018. Locations: 58 in 2 countries. Investment: from $90K. Profit: from $3,000. Payback: from 20 months. Royalty: 4%.
A St Petersburg chain of ready-meal shops with a café area. It has been selling franchises since 2020, and in 2025 it opened its first location abroad – in Bishkek. The format is designed for residential areas and business centres, where customers pick up lunch and dinner on their way.
WARPOINT
Field: VR entertainment, virtual reality parks and arenas, esports. Franchise since 2019. Locations: 300+ in 185 cities across 18 countries. Investment: from $60,000. Average arena revenue: $13,000 a month. Margin: 25–40%. Payback: from 10 months.
A network of virtual reality parks and arenas. Guests play the network’s own competitive games, and the partner earns not only on sessions but on birthdays, corporate events, tournaments, merch and gift cards. The network was the first in Russia to run nationwide VR tournaments with prize funds in the millions, and partners are backed by the management company: a design project, training, marketing and a partner manager at every stage.
WARPOINT figures are given from the network’s current data, not from the rating compiler’s estimate.
WILDBERRIES
Field: marketplaces, order pickup points. Founded in 2004. Locations: 98,000 in 8 countries. Investment: about $4,600. Partner’s fee: 6% of the point’s turnover up to $24K a month and 5% above that amount.
There is no franchise in the classic sense: the entrepreneur opens a new pickup point or buys an existing one with its customer base. There is no entry fee: the starting investment goes on the deposit, renovation, furniture and equipment, and payments are handled entirely by the marketplace system. Income depends directly on the point’s turnover, so the location decides everything: foot traffic and the density of housing around it.
PEDANT.RU
Field: service centres, device repair. Founded in 2013. Locations: 670+ in 160 Russian cities. Investment: from $7,200. Profit: from $2,800. Payback: from 3 months. Royalty: 10%.
A mobile device repair network. The partner gets the franchise fee back if they walk away after opening. Spare parts are bought in bulk, and technicians are trained remotely on the company’s own platform.
FIT SERVICE
Field: car service. Founded in 2008. Locations: 340+ in 2 countries. Investment: from $110K. Profit: from $4,800. Payback: from 22 months. Royalty: from 4.8%.
A car service network built together with the spare parts distributor ROSSKO, operating in 168 cities in Russia and Kazakhstan. A team of specialists visits the site before opening, the partner is guided to target figures for the first months, and the company itself pays for the launch advertising campaign – up to $7,200.
COFIX
Field: coffee shops. Founded in 2013 in Israel. Locations: 400+ in 6 countries. Investment: from $72K. Profit: from $4,100. Payback: from 18 months. Royalty: from 4%.
A chain of fixed-price coffee shops. Nationwide campaigns help new locations reach their figures faster, local promotions raise the average check. Training runs through Cofix University and Cofix School. In September 2026 the Bumerang Kapital fund became the chain’s partner in Russia.
HELIX
Field: laboratories and diagnostic centres. Founded in 1998. Locations: 1,100+ in 270 cities across 3 countries. Investment: from $34K. Payback: from 12 months. Royalty: 2%, 0% for the first three months.
A laboratory network with more than 3,600 types of tests. The company handles all laboratory processes, while the partner runs the diagnostic centre. It is the only laboratory in the CIS with CAP accreditation.
MYATA LOUNGE
Field: lounge bars and hookah bars. Founded in 2014. Locations: 280+ in 11 countries. Investment: from $210K. Profit: from $7,800. Payback: from 18 months. Royalty: 4%.
The largest lounge bar network in Russia and the CIS, operating in 95 cities. Partners have access to a nationwide advertising budget, an in-house CRM and several venue formats – from a classic bar to a premium restaurant.
DODO PIZZA
Field: pizzerias and food delivery. Founded in 2011. Locations: 1,500+ in 29 countries. Investment: from $72K. Margin: 15–25%. Payback: from 12 months. Royalty: 3.5% in the first year, then 5%.
One of the most technological franchises in the delivery market. Every process runs on the in-house Dodo IS system, the kitchen can be watched online, and formats range from a delivery point to a restaurant with a dining room.
What makes these franchises attractive
Above all, models proven over time and adapted to the current market. Each of them supports the partner at every stage: from the concept to running the business. Formats are becoming more flexible – from compact cafés to full-scale entertainment complexes – so an entrepreneur can pick a model to fit their budget and their city. Something else stands out too: over the year many networks have seen their starting investment and payback periods grow, so offers are worth comparing on fresh figures rather than on last year’s rankings.
Data on the franchises other than WARPOINT is taken from open franchise catalogues and company publications as of September – October 2026; check the terms at the moment you apply.
