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.
In the infographic below, Visual Capitalist’s Dorothy Neufeld 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:
RankBrandBrand Value (B)CountrySector1Amazon$299.3U.S.Retail2Apple$297.5U.S.Tech3Google$281.4U.S.Media4Microsoft$191.6U.S.Tech5Walmart$113.8U.S.Retail6Samsung Group$99.7South KoreaTech7ICBC$69.5ChinaBanking8Verizon$67.4U.S.Telecoms9Tesla$66.2U.S.Automobiles10TikTok/Douyin$65.7ChinaMedia11Deutsche Telekom$62.9GermanyTelecoms12China ConstructionBank$62.7ChinaBanking13Home Depot$61.1U.S.Retail14Facebook$59.0U.S.Media15State Grid$58.8ChinaUtilities16Mercedes-Benz$58.8GermanyAutomobiles17Agricultural BankOf China$57.7ChinaBanking18Starbucks$53.4U.S.Restaurants19Toyota$52.5JapanAutomobiles20WeChat$50.2ChinaMedia21Moutai$49.7ChinaSpirits22AT&T$49.6U.S.Telecoms23Disney$49.5U.S.Media24Allianz Group$48.4GermanyInsurance25Shell$48.2UKOil & Gas26Instagram$47.4U.S.Media27Bank of China$47.3ChinaBanking28Costco$46.6U.S.Retail29Aramco$45.2Saudi ArabiaOil & Gas30Ping An$44.7ChinaInsurance31Huawei$44.3ChinaTech32China Mobile$43.4ChinaTelecoms33BMW$40.4GermanyAutomobiles34accenture$39.9U.S.Tech35Oracle$39.6U.S.Tech36Bank of America$38.6U.S.Banking37Tencent$38.1ChinaMedia38UnitedHealthcare$37.1U.S.HealthcareServices39McDonald’s$36.9U.S.Restaurants40Porsche$36.8GermanyAutomobiles41NTT Group$36.6JapanTelecoms42UPS$35.4U.S.Logistics43Mitsubishi Group$35.0JapanAutomobiles44Marlboro$34.7U.S.Tobacco45Deloitte$34.5U.S.CommercialServices46American Express$34.1U.S.CommercialServices47Volkswagen$34.0GermanyAutomobiles48Coca-Cola$33.5U.S.Soft Drinks49Wells Fargo$33.0U.S.Banking50CSCEC$31.9ChinaEngineering& Construction51J.P. Morgan$31.8U.S.Banking52Lowe’s$31.6U.S.Retail53Chase$31.3U.S.Banking54Nike$31.3U.S.Apparel55Mitsui$30.7JapanEngineering& Construction56CVS$30.6U.S.Retail57Citi$30.6U.S.Banking58Taobao$30.5ChinaRetail59Wuliangye$30.3ChinaSpirits60YouTube$29.7U.S.Media61PetroChina$29.6ChinaOil & Gas62VISA$29.6U.S.CommercialServices63FedEx$28.9U.S.Logistics64Xfinity$28.8U.S.Telecoms65Target$27.6U.S.Retail66Tmall$27.4ChinaRetail67Hyundai Group$27.3South KoreaAutomobiles68Sinopec$27.1ChinaOil & Gas69Tata Group$26.4IndiaEngineering& Construction70Louis Vuitton$26.3FranceApparel71IBM$26.2U.S.Tech72EY$25.7UKCommercialServices73PWC$25.3U.S.CommercialServices74Mastercard$24.8U.S.CommercialServices75China MerchantsBank$24.5ChinaBanking76Honda$24.2JapanAutomobiles77Netflix$24.2U.S.Media78Cisco$23.9U.S.Tech79Sumitomo Group$23.9JapanTrading Houses80Spectrum$23.3U.S.Telecoms81Uber$23.3U.S.Mobility82Intel$22.9U.S.Tech83Dell Technologies$22.6U.S.Tech84SK Group$22.5South KoreaTelecoms85Nestl?$22.4SwitzerlandFood86Ford$22.3U.S.Automobiles87TSMC$21.6TaiwanTech88Walgreens$21.6U.S.Retail89Siemens Group$ 21.4GermanyEngineering& Construction90LG Group$21.3South KoreaTech91SAP$21.1GermanyTech92TotalEnergies$20.7FranceOil & Gas93TD$20.4CanadaBanking94Optum$20.1U.S.HealthcareServices95Elevance Health(formerly Anthem)$19.9U.S.HealthcareServices96HSBC$19.9UKBanking97CREC$19.8ChinaEngineering& Construction98CHANEL$19.4FranceApparel99General Electric$19.3U.S.Engineering& Construction100Salesforce$19.1U.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.
RankSector% of TotalTotal Brand Value (B)1Tech19.4%$891.22Retail15.0%$690.03Media14.0%$645.24Banking10.2%$467.45Automobiles8.6%$397.36Telecoms7.3%$334.67Commercial Services3.8%$174.08Oil & Gas3.7%$171.09Engineering & Construction3.3%$149.510Insurance2.0%$93.011Restaurants2.0%$90.312Spirits1.7%$80.013Healthcare Services1.7%$77.114Apparel1.7%$77.015Logistics1.4%$64.316Utilities1.3%$58.817Tobacco0.8%$34.718Soft Drinks0.7%$33.519Trading Houses0.5%$23.920Mobility0.5%$23.321Food0.5%$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:
RankNameBrand Value % Change (2022-2023)1BYD57%2ConocoPhillips56%3Maersk53%4LinkedIn49%5Christian Dior46%6Tesla44%7ADP44%8United Airlines42%9Instagram42%10Equinor40%
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.
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