Question: How many starbucks are there around the world?

context: Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain. Starbucks was founded in Seattle, Washington, in 1971. As of early 2019, the company operates over 30,000 locations worldwide.
question: How many starbucks are there around the world, as of early 2019?
short_answers: 30,000
over 30,000
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question: How many starbucks are there around the world, as of 2018?
short_answers: 28,218
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question: How many starbucks are there around the world as of November 2019?
short_answers: 31,256
context: Independently operated Starbucks locations exist. Stores that independently operate locations include Ahold Delhaize, Barnes & Noble, Target, Albertsons and, more recently, Publix stores. As of 2015, 4,962 licensed locations exist.
question: How many independently operated and licensed starbucks locations are there around the world as of 2015?
short_answers: 4,962

Answer: Starbucks Corporation is an American coffee company and coffeehouse chain that has company operated stores as well as independently operated and licensed stores around the world, with the number of stores changing over time. There were 28,218 Starbucks around the world in 2018, while in early 2019 there were 30,000, and by November 2019, there were 31,256. In 2015 there were 4,962 independently operated and licensed Starbucks, in 2020 that number grew to 16,023. In December 2020, Starbucks announced that its planning to increase its store count to about 55,000 by 2030.