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The Top 100 Most Valuable Brands in 2024

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The Top 100 Most Valuable Brands in 2024

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Together, the 100 most valuable brands in the world are worth more than $5 trillion.

Brands play an important role in driving shareholder value, yet pinpointing how much a brand is worth can be challenging. Investments in brand could pay dividends for many decades, but because those financial benefits are fairly open to interpretation, most financial regulators don’t usually accept brand assets on balance sheets.

To look at it another way, Apple is missing one of its most valuable assets on its financial reporting—a brand worth $516.6 billion.

This visualization ranks the top 100 brands by brand value, based on the annual global ranking from Brand Finance.

How Do You Value a Brand?

Overall, a brand’s value was calculated by the degree that it generated profits for the company. Brand Finance analyzed individual companies along with their subsidiaries, like in the case of Meta which owns Instagram and WhatsApp.

More details on the methodology can be found at the end of this article.

Ranking the Top Brands, by Value

Here are the most valuable brands globally in 2024:

Ranking
2024
NameCountryValue Annual Change
1Apple🇺🇸 U.S.$516.6B+73.6%
2Microsoft🇺🇸 U.S.$340.4B+77.7%
3Google🇺🇸 U.S.$333.4B+18.5%
4Amazon🇺🇸 U.S.$308.9B+3.2%
5Samsung Group🇰🇷 South Korea$99.4B-0.3%
6Walmart🇺🇸 U.S.$96.8B-14.9%
7TikTok/Douyin🇨🇳 China$84.2B+28.2%
8Facebook🇺🇸 U.S.$75.7B+28.4%
9Deutsche Telekom🇩🇪 Germany$73.3B+16.5%
10ICBC🇨🇳 China$71.8B+3.3%
11Verizon🇺🇸 U.S.$71.8B+6.4%
12State Grid Corporation
of China
🇨🇳 China$71.1B+20.9%
13Instagram🇺🇸 U.S.$70.4B+48.5%
14China Construction
Bank
🇨🇳 China$65.6B+4.7%
15Starbucks🇺🇸 U.S.$60.7B+13.5%
16Agricultural Bank
Of China
🇨🇳 China$60.4B+4.7%
17Mercedes-Benz🇩🇪 Germany$59.4B+1.1%
18Tesla🇺🇸 U.S.$58.3B-12.0%
19Oracle🇺🇸 U.S.$53.1B+34.2%
20Home Depot🇺🇸 U.S.$52.8B-13.6%
21Toyota🇯🇵 Japan$52.7B+0.3%
22Bank of China🇨🇳 China$50.5B+6.6%
23Shell🇬🇧 UK$50.3B+4.3%
24Moutai🇨🇳 China$50.1B+0.7%
25AT&T🇺🇸 U.S.$49.3B-0.7%
26Costco🇺🇸 U.S.$48.4B+3.9%
27UnitedHealthcare🇺🇸 U.S.$47.6B+28.4%
28Allianz Group🇩🇪 Germany$46.9B-3.0%
29Disney🇺🇸 U.S.$46.7B-5.6%
30Nvidia🇺🇸 U.S.$44.5B+162.9%
31Ping An🇨🇳 China$44.4B-0.7%
32China Mobile🇨🇳 China$44.2B+2.0%
33Porsche🇩🇪 Germany$43.1B+17.3%
34WeChat🇨🇳 China$41.8B-16.8%
35Deloitte🇺🇸 U.S.$41.8B+21.0%
36Aramco🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia$41.6B-8.1%
37BMW🇩🇪 Germany$41.0B+1.5%
38accenture🇮🇪 Ireland$40.5B+1.6%
39McDonald's🇺🇸 U.S.$38.0B+3.1%
40Bank of America🇺🇸 U.S.$37.3B-3.6%
41Hyundai Group🇰🇷 South Korea$37.0B+35.6%
42American Express🇺🇸 U.S.$36.5B+7.0%
43Tencent🇨🇳 China$36.1B-5.3%
44Wells Fargo🇺🇸 U.S.$35.8B+8.6%
45Chase🇺🇸 U.S.$35.8B+14.3%
46Mitsubishi Group🇯🇵 Japan$35.5B+1.7%
47Coca-Cola🇺🇸 U.S.$35.0B+4.6%
48UPS🇺🇸 U.S.$34.6B-2.4%
49Volkswagen🇩🇪 Germany$33.8B-0.5%
50Marlboro🇺🇸 U.S.$32.6B-6.3%
51Mitsui🇯🇵 Japan$32.5B+5.8%
52Louis Vuitton🇫🇷 France$32.2B+22.6%
53YouTube🇺🇸 U.S.$31.7B+6.8%
54Citi🇺🇸 U.S.$31.4B+2.8%
55Huawei🇨🇳 China$31.1B-29.8%
56NTT Group🇯🇵 Japan$31.1B-15.1%
57EY🇬🇧 UK$30.8B+20.0%
58J.P. Morgan🇺🇸 U.S.$30.8B-3.3%
59CVS🇺🇸 U.S.$30.2B-1.1%
60Xfinity🇺🇸 U.S.$30.0B+4.5%
61CSCEC🇨🇳 China$30.0B-6.1%
62Nike🇺🇸 U.S.$29.9B-4.6%
63Uber🇺🇸 U.S.$29.7B+27.6%
64Tata Group🇮🇳 India$28.6B+8.5%
65FedEx🇺🇸 U.S.$28.6B-1.0%
66PetroChina🇨🇳 China$28.5B-3.9%
67Sinopec Group🇨🇳 China$28.5B+4.9%
68VISA🇺🇸 U.S.$28.0B-5.4%
69Spectrum🇺🇸 U.S.$27.5B+17.8%
70China Merchants
Bank
🇨🇳 China$26.6B+8.6%
71IBM Group🇺🇸 U.S.$26.4B+0.9%
72Target🇺🇸 U.S.$26.4B-4.5%
73Chanel🇫🇷 France$26.1B+34.5%
74Honda🇯🇵 Japan$25.9B+7.1%
75Wuliangye🇨🇳 China$25.9B-14.5%
76Elevance Health🇺🇸 U.S.$25.5B+28.4%
77SAP🇩🇪 Germany$25.2B+19.3%
78TSMC🇹🇼 Taiwan$25.1B+16.2%
79Lowe's🇺🇸 U.S.$25.0B-20.8%
80PWC🇺🇸 U.S.$24.7B-2.6%
81Siemens Group🇩🇪 Germany$24.4B+13.9%
82SK Group🇰🇷 South Korea$23.1B+2.5%
83LG Group🇰🇷 South Korea$22.9B+7.7%
84Netflix🇺🇸 U.S.$22.8B-5.5%
85Cisco🇺🇸 U.S.$22.8B-4.8%
86Sumitomo Group🇯🇵 Japan$22.5B-5.9%
87Mastercard🇺🇸 U.S.$21.8B-12.2%
88Dell Technologies🇺🇸 U.S.$21.4B-5.2%
89Intel🇺🇸 U.S.$21.3B-7.3%
90Humana🇺🇸 U.S.$21.0B+27.1%
91Ford🇺🇸 U.S.$20.9B-6.1%
92Nestlé🇨🇭 Switzerland$20.8B-7.4%
93Optum🇺🇸 U.S.$20.4B+1.2%
94Orange🇫🇷 France$20.3B+10.2%
95Pepsi🇺🇸 U.S.$20.2B+10.2%
96Taobao🇨🇳 China$20.1B-34.0%
97HSBC🇬🇧 UK$20.0B+1.0%
98General Electric🇺🇸 U.S.$19.8B+2.2%
99CATL🇨🇳 China$19.0B+29.4%
100TD🇨🇦 Canada$19.0B-7.1%

Ranking first overall, the value of Apple’s brand has ballooned by over $217 billion since last year’s ranking.

While iPhone sales have plateaued, the company has been expanding its product lines from wearables to Apple TV. Over 50% of people surveyed by Brand Finance said that their products were worth the price, even though it was expensive.

On the other hand, Tesla’s brand value sank to $58.3 billion, dropping out of the top 10 since last year. This came as new and more affordable electric vehicle (EV) makers saw increasing sales, notably BYD. Supported by strong demand in China’s market, BYD became the world’s bestselling EV company in 2023. In fact, over a third of new cars sold in the country were EVs.

The Fastest Growing Brands

Which brands jumped the most in value?

BrandChange in Ranking 2023-2024Change in Brand Value
Nvidia+87+162.9%
CATL+36+29.4%
Humana+32+27.1%
Hyundai Group+26+35.6%
Chanel+25+34.5%
Elevance Health+19+28.4%
Louis Vuitton+18+22.6%
Uber+18+27.6%
Oracle+16+34.2%
EY+15+20.0%

Nvidia’s brand value soared as investors flocked to AI stocks and demand for memory chips accelerated.

For perspective, tens of thousands of chips are needed for AI models to run in order to simultaneously calculate computational tasks. The company joined the $1 trillion market cap club in late January 2024—the fifth company to do this ever. Not only that, it is worth more than Netflix, Tesla, and Walmart combined.

Most Valuable Brands: U.S. Leads the Pack

In 2024, more than half of the 100 most valuable brands are based in the United States, with a combined value of $3.2 trillion.

CountryTop 100 Total Brand ValueNumber of Brands
🇺🇸 U.S.$3,241.0B51
🇨🇳 China$829.9B19
🇩🇪 Germany$347.1B8
🇯🇵 Japan$200.2B6
🇰🇷 South Korea$182.4B4
🇬🇧 UK$101.1B3
🇫🇷 France$78.6B3
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia$41.6B1
🇮🇪 Ireland$40.5B1
🇮🇳 India$28.6B1
🇹🇼 Taiwan$25.1B1
🇨🇭 Switzerland$20.8B1
🇨🇦 Canada$19.0B1

China has the second-highest number of companies on the ranking, with TikTok as its most valuable brand, worth $84.2 billion. Interestingly, many of China’s most valuable brands are heavily concentrated in the financial sector.

As a rising economic powerhouse, India’s most valuable brand is Tata Group.

The conglomerate, founded in 1868, spans across 30 companies in multiple sectors, from technology and manufacturing to automotive and steel. Its subsidiary, Tata Technologies, is scheduled to IPO in late 2024 with a $2.5 billion valuation.

With 245 million mobile customers in over 50 countries, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom is the most valuable in Europe, overtaking Verizon as the most valuable telecom brand globally.

Where does this data come from?

Source: Brand Finance Global 500 Report

Important note: The values shown above are brand value calculations as opposed to market capitalization. See below for more details.

How is brand value calculated? Generally speaking, the methodology for calculating “brand value” is a formula that is as follows:

Brand Strength (BSI) x Brand Royalty Rate x Brand Revenues = Brand Value

Brand Strength Index (BSI) looks at brand investment, brand equity, and brand performance. The brand royalty rate is determined based on sector. Lastly, forecast brand-specific revenues are determined based on the proportion of parent company revenues attributable to the brand in question. Brand value itself is discounted to net present value.

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Mapped: The 10 U.S. States With the Lowest Real GDP Growth

In this graphic, we show where real GDP lagged the most across America in 2023 as high interest rates weighed on state economies.

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The Top 10 U.S. States, by Lowest Real GDP Growth

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While the U.S. economy defied expectations in 2023, posting 2.5% in real GDP growth, several states lagged behind.

Last year, oil-producing states led the pack in terms of real GDP growth across America, while the lowest growth was seen in states that were more sensitive to the impact of high interest rates, particularly due to slowdowns in the manufacturing and finance sectors.

This graphic shows the 10 states with the least robust real GDP growth in 2023, based on data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Weakest State Economies in 2023

Below, we show the states with the slowest economic activity in inflation-adjusted terms, using chained 2017 dollars:

RankStateReal GDP Growth 2023 YoYReal GDP 2023
1Delaware-1.2%$74B
2Wisconsin+0.2%$337B
3New York+0.7%$1.8T
4Missississippi+0.7%$115B
5Georgia+0.8%$661B
6Minnesota+1.2%$384B
7New Hampshire+1.2%$91B
8Ohio+1.2%$698B
9Iowa+1.3%$200B
10Illinois+1.3%$876B
U.S.+2.5%$22.4T

Delaware witnessed the slowest growth in the country, with real GDP growth of -1.2% over the year as a sluggish finance and insurance sector dampened the state’s economy.

Like Delaware, the Midwestern state of Wisconsin also experienced declines across the finance and insurance sector, in addition to steep drops in the agriculture and manufacturing industries.

America’s third-biggest economy, New York, grew just 0.7% in 2023, falling far below the U.S. average. High interest rates took a toll on key sectors, with notable slowdowns in the construction and manufacturing sectors. In addition, falling home prices and a weaker job market contributed to slower economic growth.

Meanwhile, Georgia experienced the fifth-lowest real GDP growth rate. In March 2024, Rivian paused plans to build a $5 billion EV factory in Georgia, which was set to be one of the biggest economic development initiatives in the state in history.

These delays are likely to exacerbate setbacks for the state, however, both Kia and Hyundai have made significant investments in the EV industry, which could help boost Georgia’s manufacturing sector looking ahead.

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