British multinational market research firm Millward Brown and global advertising and public relations agency WPP, just published their 2016 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands list.
Overall search engine giant Google took the top spot in the rankings, with Cupertino-based arch-rival Apple coming in at no. 2 and tech titan Microsoft at no. 3.
Now in its 11th year, the annual rankings continue to provide valuable insights into some of the world’s most well-renowned companies. According to the report, factors such as crude oil prices and stagnant economies in Russia, China and Brazil were major factors in the result. Technology, social values and ethical behavior were also taken into consideration.
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- Apple
- Microsoft
- AT&T
- Visa
- Amazon
- Verizon
- McDonald’s
- IBM
- Tencent
- Marlboro
- Coca-Cola
- Wells Fargo
- China Mobile
- General Electric
- UPS
- Alibaba Group
- Disney
- Mastercard
- Starbucks
- SAP
- T-Mobile
- Nike
- Vodafone
- The Home Depot
- Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)
- Toyota
- Baidu
- Louis Vuitton
- Budweiser
- Wallmart
- BMW
- American Express
- Zara
- L’Oreal
- Pampers
- Accenture
- Mercedes-Benz
- Movistar
- SUBWAY
- HP
- HSBC
- Hermes
- RBC
- China Construction Bank
- NTT
- Samsung
- Oracle
- Huawei
- Intel
- BT
- Orange
- Colgate
- IKEA
- Citigroup
- Ping An
- ExxonMobil
- China Life
- TD
- Gillette
- Agricultural Bank of China
- FedEx
- Commonwealth Bank
- PayPal
- Shell
- Cisco
- Costco
- HDFC Bank
- US Bank
- Bank of China
- Sinopec
- DHL
- Honda
- Ford
- Lowe’s
- ANZ
- Telstra
- H&M
- Gucci
- Siemens
- KFC
- PetroChina
- CHASE
- Pepsi
- Aldi
- CVS
- JP Morgan
- Red Bull
- eBay
- Nissan
- Moutai
- SoftBank
- Bank of America
- BP
- Heineken
- AIA
- JD.com
- Adobe