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Apple topples Coca-Cola to emerge as world's best brand
Apple has toppled Coco-Cola to become the best brand in the world, according to a latest study released by Interbrand, a leading brand consultancy.
Let's take a look at some of the biggest names in the globe.
Source: Interbrand
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Apple topples Coca-Cola to emerge as world's best brand
Apple
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Cupertino, California
Brand value: $98,316 million
Change in brand value: 28 per cent
Rank in 2012: 2
Rank in 2013: 1
Apple, which was founded in 1976, is best known for its Mac computers, iPhones, iPads and Safari browser.
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Apple topples Coca-Cola to emerge as world's best brand
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Mountain View, California
Brand value: $93,291 million
Change in brand value: 34 per cent
Rank in 2012: 4
Rank in 2013: 2
Google, which was founded in 1998, is best known for its search engine, cloud computing and software.
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Apple topples Coca-Cola to emerge as world's best brand
Coca-Cola
Sector: Beverages
Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia
Brand value: $79,213 million
Change in brand value: 2 per cent
Rank in 2012: 1
Rank in 2013: 3
Coca-Cola, which was founded in 1886, reported a revenue of $48.01 billion in 2012.
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IBM
Sector: Business Services
Headquarters: Armonk, New York
Brand value: $78,808 million
Change in brand value: 4 per cent
Rank in 2012: 3
Rank in 2013: 4
IBM, which was founded in 1911, reported a revenue of $104.5 billion in 2012.
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Microsoft
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Redmond, Washington
Brand value: $59,546 million
Change in brand value: 3 per cent
Rank in 2012: 5
Rank in 2013: 5
Microsoft, which was founded in 1975, reported a revenue of $77.85 billion in 2013.
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General Electric
Sector: Diversified
Headquarters: Fairfield, Connecticut
Brand value: $46,947 million
Change in brand value: 7 per cent
Rank in 2012: 6
Rank in 2013: 6
General Electric, which was founded in 1892, reported a revenue of $147.35 billion in 2012.
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McDonald's
Sector: Restaurants
Headquarters: Oak Brook, Illinois
Brand value: $41,992 million
Change in brand value: 5 per cent
Rank in 2012: 7
Rank in 2013: 7
McDonald's, which was founded in 1940, reported a revenue of $27.56 billion in 2012.
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Samsung
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Seoul, South Korea
Brand value: $39,610 million
Change in brand value: 20 per cent
Rank in 2012: 9
Rank in 2013: 8
Samsung, which was founded in 1938, reported a revenue of $268.8 billion in 2012.
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Intel
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Santa Clara, California
Brand value: $37,257 million
Change in brand value: Minus 5 per cent
Rank in 2012: 8
Rank in 2013: 9
Intel, which was founded in 1968, reported a revenue of $53.34 billion in 2012.
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Toyota
Sector: Automotive
Headquarters: Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Brand value: $35,346 million
Change in brand value: 17 per cent
Rank in 2012: 10
Rank in 2013: 10
Toyota, which was founded in 1937, reported a revenue of 22.06 trillion yen in 2012.
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Mercedes-Benz
Sector: Automotive
Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany
Brand value: $31,904 million
Change in brand value: 6 per cent
Rank in 2012: 11
Rank in 2013: 11
Mercedes-Benz, which was founded in 1926, is a luxury car manufactured by the German company.
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BMW
Sector: Automotive
Headquarters: Munich, Germany
Brand value: $31,839 million
Change in brand value: 10 per cent
Rank in 2012: 12
Rank in 2013: 12
BMW, which was founded in 1916, reported revenue of 76.84 billion euros in 2012.
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Cisco
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: San Jose, California
Brand value: $29,053 million
Change in brand value: 7 per cent
Rank in 2012: 14
Rank in 2013: 13
Cisco, which was founded in 1984, reported revenue of $48.60 billion in 2013.
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Disney
Sector: Media
Headquarters: Burbank, California
Brand value: $28,147 million
Change in brand value: 3 per cent
Rank in 2012: 13
Rank in 2013: 14
Disney, which was founded in 1923, reported revenue of $42.27 billion in 2012.
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Hewlett-Packard
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Palo Alto, California
Brand value: $25,843 million
Change in brand value: Minus 1 per cent
Rank in 2012: 15
Rank in 2013: 15
Hewlett-Packard, which was founded in 1939, reported revenue of $120.35 billion in 2012.
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Gillette
Sector: FMCG
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts
Brand value: $25,105 million
Change in brand value: 1 per cent
Rank in 2012: 16
Rank in 2013: 16
Gillette, which was founded in 1901, manufactures men's safety razors and other personal care products.
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Louis Vuitton
Sector: Luxury
Headquarters: Paris, France
Brand value: $24,893 million
Change in brand value: 6 per cent
Rank in 2012: 17
Rank in 2013: 17
Louis Vuitton, which was founded in 1854, reported revenue of 3.2 billion euros in 2012.
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Oracle
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Redwood City, California
Brand value: $24,08 million
Change in brand value: 9 per cent
Rank in 2012: 18
Rank in 2013: 18
Oracle, which was founded in 1977, reported revenue of $37.18 billion in 2013.
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Amazon
Sector: Retail
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington
Brand value: $23,620 million
Change in brand value: 27 per cent
Rank in 2012: 20
Rank in 2013: 19
Amazon, which was founded in 1994, reported revenue of $61.09 billion in 2012.
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Honda
Sector: Automotive
Headquarters: Minato, Tokyo
Brand value: $18,490 million
Change in brand value: 7 per cent
Rank in 2012: 21
Rank in 2013: 20
Honda, which was founded in 1948, reported revenue of 9.877 trillion yen in 2013.
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H&M
Sector: Apparel
Headquarters: Stockholm, Sweden
Brand value: $18,168 million
Change in brand value: 10 per cent
Rank in 2012: 23
Rank in 2013: 21
H&M, which was founded in 1947, is a Swedish multinational retail-clothing company.
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Pepsi
Sector: Beverages
Headquarters: Purchase, New York
Brand value: $17,892 million
Change in brand value: 8 per cent
Rank in 2012: 22
Rank in 2013: 22
Pepsi, which was founded in 1965, reported revenue of $66.50 billion in 2011.
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American Express
Sector: Financial services
Headquarters: New York City, New York
Brand value: $17,646 million
Change in brand value: 12 per cent
Rank in 2012: 24
Rank in 2013: 23
American Express, which was founded in 1850, reported revenue of $33.80 billion in 2012.
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Nike
Sector: Sporting goods
Headquarters: Washington County, Oregon
Brand value: $17,085 million
Change in brand value: 13 per cent
Rank in 2012: 26
Rank in 2013: 24
Nike, which was founded in 1971, reported revenue of $24.12 billion in 2012.
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SAP
Sector: Technology
Headquarters: Walldorf, Germany
Brand value: $16,676 million
Change in brand value: 7 per cent
Rank in 2012: 25
Rank in 2013: 25
SAP, which was founded in 1972, reported revenue of 16.22 billion euros in 2012.