International locations

In addition to its expansion in the United States, Toys“R”Us launched a worldwide presence in 1984 when the company opened its first international wholly-owned store in Canada and licensed operation in Singapore. Toys“R”Us, International currently operates more than 600 international stores and over 140 licensed stores in 35 countries and jurisdictions outside the United States, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom, among others. The company continues to grow internationally, and made its most recent entry into a new market in 2011 when it opened its first licensed location in Brunei.
In 2009, Toys“R”Us purchased remaining shares of Toys“R”Us, Japan from McDonald's Holdings Co., increasing its ownership from approximately 62% to slightly over 90%.