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Ranked: The Top 100 Brands by Value in 2023
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Ranked: The Top 100 Brands by Value in 2023
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Brand value can be a critical part of any company’s intangible assets.
These kind of non-physical assets, such as patents and brand names, are having an increasing influence on a company’s overall value. A 2020 analysis found that intangibles made up 90% of the S&P 500’s market value, an increase of 22 percentage points since 1995.
This graphic shows the world’s 100 most valuable brands in 2023 based on an annual ranking from Brand Finance, illustrating the role brand equity plays in a company’s market position.
The Top 100 Companies, by Brand Value
Brand Finance examined over 5,000 companies (and in cases of groups like Alphabet and Meta, their subsidiary brands) across 38 countries.
Broadly speaking, a brand’s value represents the allocation of company earnings that are linked to the brand. More details on the methodology are found at the end of this article.
Here are the most valuable brands in 2023:
Rank | Brand | Brand Value (B) | Country | Sector |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Amazon | $299.3 | U.S. | Retail |
2 | Apple | $297.5 | U.S. | Tech |
3 | $281.4 | U.S. | Media | |
4 | Microsoft | $191.6 | U.S. | Tech |
5 | Walmart | $113.8 | U.S. | Retail |
6 | Samsung Group | $99.7 | South Korea | Tech |
7 | ICBC | $69.5 | China | Banking |
8 | Verizon | $67.4 | U.S. | Telecoms |
9 | Tesla | $66.2 | U.S. | Automobiles |
10 | TikTok/Douyin | $65.7 | China | Media |
11 | Deutsche Telekom | $62.9 | Germany | Telecoms |
12 | China Construction Bank | $62.7 | China | Banking |
13 | Home Depot | $61.1 | U.S. | Retail |
14 | $59.0 | U.S. | Media | |
15 | State Grid | $58.8 | China | Utilities |
16 | Mercedes-Benz | $58.8 | Germany | Automobiles |
17 | Agricultural Bank Of China | $57.7 | China | Banking |
18 | Starbucks | $53.4 | U.S. | Restaurants |
19 | Toyota | $52.5 | Japan | Automobiles |
20 | $50.2 | China | Media | |
21 | Moutai | $49.7 | China | Spirits |
22 | AT&T | $49.6 | U.S. | Telecoms |
23 | Disney | $49.5 | U.S. | Media |
24 | Allianz Group | $48.4 | Germany | Insurance |
25 | Shell | $48.2 | UK | Oil & Gas |
26 | $47.4 | U.S. | Media | |
27 | Bank of China | $47.3 | China | Banking |
28 | Costco | $46.6 | U.S. | Retail |
29 | Aramco | $45.2 | Saudi Arabia | Oil & Gas |
30 | Ping An | $44.7 | China | Insurance |
31 | Huawei | $44.3 | China | Tech |
32 | China Mobile | $43.4 | China | Telecoms |
33 | BMW | $40.4 | Germany | Automobiles |
34 | accenture | $39.9 | U.S. | Tech |
35 | Oracle | $39.6 | U.S. | Tech |
36 | Bank of America | $38.6 | U.S. | Banking |
37 | Tencent | $38.1 | China | Media |
38 | UnitedHealthcare | $37.1 | U.S. | Healthcare Services |
39 | McDonald's | $36.9 | U.S. | Restaurants |
40 | Porsche | $36.8 | Germany | Automobiles |
41 | NTT Group | $36.6 | Japan | Telecoms |
42 | UPS | $35.4 | U.S. | Logistics |
43 | Mitsubishi Group | $35.0 | Japan | Automobiles |
44 | Marlboro | $34.7 | U.S. | Tobacco |
45 | Deloitte | $34.5 | U.S. | Commercial Services |
46 | American Express | $34.1 | U.S. | Commercial Services |
47 | Volkswagen | $34.0 | Germany | Automobiles |
48 | Coca-Cola | $33.5 | U.S. | Soft Drinks |
49 | Wells Fargo | $33.0 | U.S. | Banking |
50 | CSCEC | $31.9 | China | Engineering & Construction |
51 | J.P. Morgan | $31.8 | U.S. | Banking |
52 | Lowe's | $31.6 | U.S. | Retail |
53 | Chase | $31.3 | U.S. | Banking |
54 | Nike | $31.3 | U.S. | Apparel |
55 | Mitsui | $30.7 | Japan | Engineering & Construction |
56 | CVS | $30.6 | U.S. | Retail |
57 | Citi | $30.6 | U.S. | Banking |
58 | Taobao | $30.5 | China | Retail |
59 | Wuliangye | $30.3 | China | Spirits |
60 | YouTube | $29.7 | U.S. | Media |
61 | PetroChina | $29.6 | China | Oil & Gas |
62 | VISA | $29.6 | U.S. | Commercial Services |
63 | FedEx | $28.9 | U.S. | Logistics |
64 | Xfinity | $28.8 | U.S. | Telecoms |
65 | Target | $27.6 | U.S. | Retail |
66 | Tmall | $27.4 | China | Retail |
67 | Hyundai Group | $27.3 | South Korea | Automobiles |
68 | Sinopec | $27.1 | China | Oil & Gas |
69 | Tata Group | $26.4 | India | Engineering & Construction |
70 | Louis Vuitton | $26.3 | France | Apparel |
71 | IBM | $26.2 | U.S. | Tech |
72 | EY | $25.7 | UK | Commercial Services |
73 | PWC | $25.3 | U.S. | Commercial Services |
74 | Mastercard | $24.8 | U.S. | Commercial Services |
75 | China Merchants Bank | $24.5 | China | Banking |
76 | Honda | $24.2 | Japan | Automobiles |
77 | Netflix | $24.2 | U.S. | Media |
78 | Cisco | $23.9 | U.S. | Tech |
79 | Sumitomo Group | $23.9 | Japan | Trading Houses |
80 | Spectrum | $23.3 | U.S. | Telecoms |
81 | Uber | $23.3 | U.S. | Mobility |
82 | Intel | $22.9 | U.S. | Tech |
83 | Dell Technologies | $22.6 | U.S. | Tech |
84 | SK Group | $22.5 | South Korea | Telecoms |
85 | Nestlé | $22.4 | Switzerland | Food |
86 | Ford | $22.3 | U.S. | Automobiles |
87 | TSMC | $21.6 | Taiwan | Tech |
88 | Walgreens | $21.6 | U.S. | Retail |
89 | Siemens Group | $ 21.4 | Germany | Engineering & Construction |
90 | LG Group | $21.3 | South Korea | Tech |
91 | SAP | $21.1 | Germany | Tech |
92 | TotalEnergies | $20.7 | France | Oil & Gas |
93 | TD | $20.4 | Canada | Banking |
94 | Optum | $20.1 | U.S. | Healthcare Services |
95 | Elevance Health (formerly Anthem) | $19.9 | U.S. | Healthcare Services |
96 | HSBC | $19.9 | UK | Banking |
97 | CREC | $19.8 | China | Engineering & Construction |
98 | CHANEL | $19.4 | France | Apparel |
99 | General Electric | $19.3 | U.S. | Engineering & Construction |
100 | Salesforce | $19.1 | U.S. | Tech |
Amazon ranks number one globally with its brand valued at $299 billion. As a market leader in online retail, it has strong brand loyalty in its B2C segment which generates its largest share of revenue, and is a key player in cloud services for its B2B platforms.
Apple is in close second with a $298 billion brand. It’s important to note that both tech giants brands fell in value from last year, as supply chain disruptions, labor market constraints, and slower forecasted revenue impacted their brands.
Other big tech brands Google (#3) and Microsoft (#4) were next in the ranking. Korean conglomerate Samsung (#6) was the highest-ranking firm based outside of America.
Brand Value: Leading Sectors in 2023
Looking at brand value based on sector, we can see that tech continues to dominate. The sector breakdown below uses data from the top 500 brands covered by Brand Finance.
Rank | Sector | % of Total | Total Brand Value (B) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tech | 19.4% | $891.2 |
2 | Retail | 15.0% | $690.0 |
3 | Media | 14.0% | $645.2 |
4 | Banking | 10.2% | $467.4 |
5 | Automobiles | 8.6% | $397.3 |
6 | Telecoms | 7.3% | $334.6 |
7 | Commercial Services | 3.8% | $174.0 |
8 | Oil & Gas | 3.7% | $171.0 |
9 | Engineering & Construction | 3.3% | $149.5 |
10 | Insurance | 2.0% | $93.0 |
11 | Restaurants | 2.0% | $90.3 |
12 | Spirits | 1.7% | $80.0 |
13 | Healthcare Services | 1.7% | $77.1 |
14 | Apparel | 1.7% | $77.0 |
15 | Logistics | 1.4% | $64.3 |
16 | Utilities | 1.3% | $58.8 |
17 | Tobacco | 0.8% | $34.7 |
18 | Soft Drinks | 0.7% | $33.5 |
19 | Trading Houses | 0.5% | $23.9 |
20 | Mobility | 0.5% | $23.3 |
21 | Food | 0.5% | $22.4 |
Overall, the top tech brands were worth a combined $891 billion largely thanks to the outsized influence of Apple, Microsoft, and Samsung.
After retail and media, the banking sector still held significant brand sway at $467 billion. Automobiles rounded out the top five sectors at $397 billion, led by companies like Tesla and Mercedes-Benz.
The Fastest Rising Brands in 2023
While some brands such as Apple and Amazon fell in value over the last year, others have increased their brand value.
Below, we show the fastest rising brands across the top 500 around the world:
Rank | Name | Brand Value % Change (2022-2023) |
---|---|---|
1 | BYD | 57% |
2 | ConocoPhillips | 56% |
3 | Maersk | 53% |
4 | 49% | |
5 | Christian Dior | 46% |
6 | Tesla | 44% |
7 | ADP | 44% |
8 | United Airlines | 42% |
9 | 42% | |
10 | Equinor | 40% |
BYD, a leading electric vehicle (EV) firm in China, jumped the sharpest. Focused on budget EVs and backed by Warren Buffett, it has become a growing competitor to Tesla, and is the second-largest producer of lithium-ion batteries globally.
Energy firm ConocoPhillips saw the second-largest gain in brand value, driven by its focus on energy transition fuels, cutting production emissions, and lowering supply costs.
Following a series of difficult years for the airline industry, United Airline’s brand value increased 42% as travel demand accelerated.
As the economic landscape continues to shift, the value of these brands will shift as well.
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.
We recommend visiting page 83 of the report to view the full explanation of the methodology.
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The Best U.S. Companies to Work for According to LinkedIn
We visualized the results of a LinkedIn study on the best U.S. companies to work for in 2024.
The Best U.S. Companies to Work for According to LinkedIn
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In this graphic, we list the 15 best U.S. companies to work for in 2024, according to LinkedIn data.
LinkedIn ranked companies based on eight pillars: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity, educational background, and employee presence in the country.
To be eligible, companies must have had 5,000 or more global employees, with at least 500 in the country as of December 31, 2023.
Data and Highlights
Financial institutions dominate the ranking of the best U.S. companies to work for in 2024, with JP Morgan Chase & Co. ranking first.
Rank | Company | Industry |
---|---|---|
1 | JP Morgan Chase & Co. | Financial Services |
2 | Amazon | E-commerce |
3 | Wells Fargo | Financial Services |
4 | Deloitte | Professional Services |
5 | PwC | Professional Services |
6 | UnitedHealth Group | Healthcare |
7 | AT&T | Telecommunications |
8 | Verizon | Telecommunications |
9 | Moderna | Pharmaceuticals |
10 | Alphabet Inc. | Technology |
11 | General Motors | Automotive |
12 | Bank of America | Financial Services |
13 | Mastercard | Financial Services |
14 | Capital One | Financial Services |
15 | Northrop Grumman | Aerospace & Defense |
J.P. Morgan has a program that offers opportunities for candidates without a university degree. In fact, in 2022, 75% of job descriptions at the bank for experienced hires did not require a college degree.
Meanwhile, Deloitte and Amazon offer a variety of free training courses, including in AI.
Moderna includes in its employee package benefits to help avoid employee burnout — from subsidized commuter expenses and pop-up daycare centers, to wellness coaches.
Mastercard offers flexible work availability, with 11.5% remote and 89% hybrid options.
It’s also interesting to note that only Amazon and Alphabet made the cut from the ‘Magnificent Seven’ companies (Apple, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta Platforms, and Tesla).
See more about the best companies to work for in this infographic, which covers a separate ranking from Glassdoor.
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