9. World Gym
World Gym was founded by one of the most successful bodybuilding gurus of our time Joe Gold, back in 1976. Headquarters are still stationed in Los Angeles, and World Gym has been franchising since 1982. World Gym have had 213 locations all over the world in 2015 and 99 of these locations were in the United States. While US locations have shrunk by 7, World Gym have opened up 10 locations across the globe in order to remedy the situation. Quite a hefty initial investments are required in order to obtain this prestigious franchise. You’ll need between $762,200 and $3,212,500, together with liquid assets of $100,000 and net worth of $250,000.
