Wingstop was founded in 1994 in Garland, Texas, by Antonio Swad and Bernadette Fiaschetti.
The first franchised location opened in 1997, and by 2002, the brand claimed to have served two million wings. In 2005, Wingstop began serving lunch, and in 2009, it introduced boneless wings.
Wingstop has over 2,500 locations worldwide, including in Australia, Canada, France, Indonesia, Kuwait, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States.