Top Global Brands In Finance

Trends are changing in China. Technology companies have been on the rise for many years, but their status has attained new heights in the country, as a new study reveals.

Fans can argue endlessly over which sport is best, which requires the most skill, which the most athleticism -- even which is the most popular, depending on whether you measure watching or playing. Let their be no argument, however, about which sport is the most valuable, at least in terms of how much people around the world are willing to shell out for officially licensed jerseys, pennants, bobble head dolls, foam fingers, and other souvenirs.

MUMBAI: The overall value of top 50 brands in the country witnessed a marginal dip of 2 per cent this year, almost entirely driven by the decline in brand value of state-owned banks, according to a recent study. However, the brand value of India's top 50 brands has increased by 30 per cent over the last three years, as per the BrandZ study conducted by research agency Millward Brown and commissioned by WPP, which was released here today. The total value of the country's top 50 brands stood at USD 90.5 billion from USD 92.2 billion in 2015.

Disney/Lucasfilm The success of Star Wars has helped make Disney the world’s most powerful brand. Brand Finance, in its annual top 500 list, calculates the brand is worth $31.674 billion, ranking it 24th in the world for value but number one for brand strength, scoring 92 out of 100 on its most powerful index.

Apple has retained its position as the world’s most valuable brand, according to brand management firm Interbrand’s annual rankings. Apple usurped Coca-Cola from the top spot, which had held the position for 13 years, in last year's list. This year Apple has increased its brand value by 21% to $118.9 billion.

Value Expectations submits: Good companies do not always make good investments. That is an adage all investors should be familiar with. And for any good company, having a strong, recognizable brand name is usually a necessity, but it does not always translate into stock outperformance for its shareholders. Interbrand, a company that is dedicated to understanding the value of brand names, recently released a list of the top 100 global brands.

Apple has once again retained its position as the world's most valuable brand, according to brand management firm Interband's annual rankings of the "best global brands."

David Hunkar submits: Millward Brown Optimor has published the Top 100 Global Brands for 2010. Google tops the ranking this year. The Top 10 global brands are: