How many Costco stores are there?

649

It is interesting to know the fact that Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-only warehouse club that provides a wide selection of merchandise.  There are 649 Costco locations.  Costco was founded in 1976 in Seattle.  Costco locations can be found in the United Kingdom (25), Australia (5), Canada (87), Mexico (33), Taiwan (9), South Korea (9), Japan (15), Spain (1) and the United States of America (451).  Needless to say, Costco was founded by James (Jim) Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman.