Jollibee started out in Manila in the late 1970s. By the mid 1980s, they became big and popular in the Philippines. Jollibee opened their first international branch in Singapore in 1984 and their first US location in Daly City, California in 1988. There are now over 1,200 Jollibee stores worldwide, mostly in areas where there are many Filipinos. Jollibee was started by Tony Tan Caktiong, the son of immigrants from southeast China, who rose from humble beginnings to become a self-made billionaire. Jollibee, a fast-food brand known worldwide, has become a Filipino success story.