According to publicly available information, the largest shareholder of McDonald’s Corporation is Vanguard Group Inc., a investment management company based in the United States. As of December 2021, Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 10% of McDonald’s outstanding common stock. The second largest shareholder is BlackRock Inc., a global investment management firm, which owned about 8% of McDonald’s outstanding common stock. It is worth noting that the ownership of a company’s stock can change over time as shares are bought and sold.