In a world of calorie-counting and clean eating, there’s still a primal, undeniable craving for a juicy, decadent fast-food burger. Sometimes, you just have to answer the call of the griddle. For those days when you’re ready to throw caution to the wind and indulge in a truly epic meal, we’ve rounded up the most colossal, calorie-packed burgers the fast-food world has to offer.
Brace yourselves, because these aren’t your average drive-thru cheeseburgers. These are the heavyweights, the titans of taste, the burgers that laugh in the face of a 2,000-calorie daily diet. From coast to coast, we’ve scoured the menus of your favorite chains to bring you the definitive ranking of the 10 highest-calorie fast food burgers.
10. Carl’s Jr. Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger (1,020 Calories)
Total Fat: 56g | Sodium: 2,050 mg | Protein: 58g | Carbs: 78g
Kicking off the list is this true icon of West Coast fast food, the Double Western Bacon Cheeseburger, serving up a signature flavor. What you get is two charbroiled all-beef patties, two strips of bacon, melted American cheese, two crispy onion rings, and a tangy BBQ sauce, all loaded atop a seeded bun. This beast of a burger clocks in at 1,020 calories.
9. Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger (1,060 Calories)
Total Fat: 62g | Sodium: 1,310 mg | Protein: 51g
A familiar favorite, the Five Guys Bacon Cheeseburger stakes its claim early on our heavyweight list. With two beef patties, two strips of crispy bacon, and American cheese, it’s a classic formula that’s an easy win for burger aficionados. While you can skyrocket the calorie count with toppings, the burger in its standard form is already a hefty 1,060 calories, earning it a respectable spot.
8. Whataburger Triple Meat Whataburger (1,070 Calories)
Total Fat: 63g | Sodium: 1,720 mg | Protein: 65g
The pride of Texas, Whataburger’s Triple Meat Whataburger is a monument to beef. Three of their signature large beef patties are stacked with mustard, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and diced onions on a 5-inch, toasted bun — it’s a straightforward, classic burger that delivers a massive 1,070-calorie payload.
7. Hardee’s Monster Burger (1,140 Calories)
Total Fat: 79g | Sodium: 2,580 mg | Protein: 68g
There’s no false advertising here — the Monster Burger from Hardee’s is an absolute beast. It features two 1/4-pound charbroiled Angus beef patties, four strips of bacon, three slices of American cheese, and mayonnaise on a buttered potato bun. This unapologetically indulgent burger hits a crazy 1,140 Calories.
6. Checkers & Rally’s Smoky BBQ Bacon Buford Triple (1,210 Calories)
Total Fat: 90g | Sodium: 2,790 mg | Protein: 58g | Carbs: 47g
This contender from Checkers & Rally’s is an assault of savory and smoky notes. It packs three hand-seasoned beef patties, three slices of Swiss cheese, two strips of bacon, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, and is then slathered with both a sweet & smoky BBQ sauce and mayonnaise. All of that deliciousness comes at a cost of 1,210 calories.
5. Wendy’s Big Bacon Classic Triple (1,220 Calories)
Total Fat: 86g | Sodium: 1,850 mg | Protein: 75g
Wendy’s makes its first appearance with a triple-decker built on a time-honoured recipe. The Big Bacon Classic Triple features three of their famous square patties, Applewood smoked bacon, American cheese, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, ketchup, and mayo — it’s a mountain of a meal that clocks in at 1,220 calories.
4. Burger King Double Bacon King (1,313 Calories)
Total Fat: 93g | Protein: 70g | Carbs: 52g
Not to be outdone by its Whopper cousin, Bacon King is for those who believe bacon is a main event, not a topping. It boasts two quarter-pound beef patties, but then piles on a heavy-handed portion of thick-cut smoked bacon, American cheese, ketchup, and mayonnaise. This creation will cost you 1,313 calories.
3. Burger King Triple Whopper with Cheese (1,564 Calories)
Total Fat: 114.3g | Saturated Fat: 40.1g | Cholesterol: 300.1mg | Sodium: 2,946.9mg
Leaping into the top three, the Burger King Triple Whopper with Cheese is a fast-food icon on steroids. Three-quarter-pound, flame-grilled beef patties provide that signature smoky flavor, layered with cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, mayo, ketchup, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed bun — it’s essentially a royal feast that stands tall at 1,564 calories.
2. Wayback Burgers Triple Triple Burger (1,780 Calories)
Total Fat: 108g | Sodium: 700mg | Total carbs: 30g | Protein: 162g
Often featured in eating challenges at Wayback Burgers locations, particularly during National Cheeseburger Day events, the Triple Triple Burger is for the record books. Featuring nine beef patties stacked between nine slices of American cheese, all on a single bun, this monstrosity is the stuff of legend—and a dietician’s nightmare. It’s a towering, jaw-unhinging spectacle of excess that contains an unbelievable 1,780 calories.
Currently available as “The Nine Patty Burger” on delivery platforms, this colossal creation maintains its status as one of the most extreme fast food challenges in America.
1. Fatburger XXXL Triple Kingburger (1686–2,050 Calories)
Base burger (1686) nutritional info: Total Fat: 96.5g | Sodium: 2,179mg | Protein: 129.5g
Here it is, the undisputed champion — the name itself is a warning. Fatburger’s XXXL Triple Kingburger is the highest-calorie burger on our list, and it’s not even close. The burger features three massive half-pound patties of fresh ground beef, bringing the meat total to 1.5 pounds.
With all the standard fixings, including cheese and bacon, this creation breaks the 2,000-calorie barrier, clocking in at an astronomical 2,050 calories. It’s not just a meal; it’s a multi-meal event in a single wrapper.