“The Brand Finance Global 500 2026” report, published on Tuesday, said that Apple remains the world’s most valuable brand in 2026. The iPhone maker has once again become the world’s most valuable brand, with an estimated value of $607.6 billion, up from $574.5 billion last year, “Anadolu” Agency reported.
After Apple, Microsoft follows with $565.3 billion and Google with $433.1 billion. Last year, Microsoft was worth about $461.1 billion, and Google was worth $413 billion.
Amazon ranked fourth among the most valuable brands with a value of $369.9 billion, followed by chipmaker Nvidia with $184.3 billion, Chinese company TikTok with $153.3 billion, American retailer Walmart with $141 billion, South Korea’s Samsung with $119.2 billion, Facebook with $107 billion and State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) with $102.4 billion.
Muhterem Ilguner, Turkey director at Brand Finance, told Anadolu that global economic growth is slow, but data shows a different picture.
“The value of the world’s 500 most valuable companies increased by ten percent compared to the previous year, totaling $10.4 trillion,” he said, citing UN data, noting that the growth of the world’s 500 most valuable brands exceeded the 3.2% global economic growth.
He noted that US brands account for 53.4% of all brands on the list, while China accounts for 15% of the 500 most valuable companies on the Global 2026 list, with a combined value of $1.6 trillion.
Illgunner said Germany accounts for 5.6 percent of the Global 500 list, which is worth $580.2 billion this year, Japan accounts for 4.7 percent, worth $490 billion; and France accounts for 4 percent, worth $426.5 billion. Argentina, meanwhile, has the smallest share, with one brand worth $6 billion.
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