Benchmarks

McDonald’s UX Case Study

This is a case study of McDonald’s e-commerce user experience (UX) performance. It’s based on an exhaustive performance review of 214 design elements. 250 other sites have also been benchmarked for a complete picture of the e-commerce UX landscape.

McDonald’s overall e-commerce UX performance is broken. Some of McDonald’s biggest UX issues are caused by broken Mobile Web Menu Item Pages, Mobile Web On-Site Search, and Mobile Web Homepage & Category Navigation performances.

First benchmarked in April 2022 and reviewed once in May 2024.


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URLmcdonalds.com/gb/en-gb.html


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Mobile Web

214 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web Homepage & Category Navigation

18 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web On-Site Search

19 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web Restaurant Lists & Menus

38 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web Menu Item Pages

27 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web Cart & Checkout

82 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web Customer Accounts & Order Tracking

9 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile Web Site-Wide Design & Interaction

21 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile App

204 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile App Homepage & Category Navigation

16 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile App On-Site Search

19 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile App Restaurant Lists & Menus

38 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile App Menu Item Pages

26 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile App Cart & Checkout

81 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile App Customer Accounts & Order Tracking

9 Guidelines · Performance:

Mobile App Site-Wide Design & Interaction

15 Guidelines · Performance:

138 Major E-Commerce Sites
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McDonald’s Mobile Web E-Commerce Design

8 pages of McDonald’s e-commerce site, marked up with 85 best practice examples: