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Five Indian companies among world's best brands

Last updated on: March 4, 2013 07:38 IST

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Image: Alison Walker watches miniature cars move along the elevated freeway at Chris Burden's large-scale kinetic sculpture, Metropolis II, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California.
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In the pecking order of the world's most valuable brands, Tata is now ahead of the likes of Swiss confectionery-to-foods giant Nestle, consumer electronics major Hitachi, UK retailer Tesco and oil major Chevron, according to Business Standard.

After entering UK-based valuation firm BrandFinance's coveted list of top-50 global brands two years ago, Tata has climbed up the ladder with a valuation of $18.16 billion - about a fifth of the combined market capitalisation of its 29 listed companies, it says.

Let's take a look at best brands in the world, including five from India, based on BrandFinance's ranking.

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Image: A model poses with a Jaguar XF at India's Auto Expo in New Delhi.
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Tata

Ranking in 2013: 39

Ranking in 2012: 45

Brand value in 2013: $18.16 billion

Brand value in 2012: $16.34 billion

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Image: A woman walks past a poster of Reliance Industries in Mumbai.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters

Reliance Industries

Ranking in 2013: 171

Ranking in 2012: 237

Brand value in 2013: $6.14 billion

Brand value in 2012: $4.36 billion

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Image: People walk in front of a signboard displayed at the head office of State Bank of India in Mumbai.
Photographs: Arko Datta/Reuters

State Bank of India

Ranking in 2013: 176

Ranking in 2012: 219

Brand value in 2013: $5.99 billion

Brand value in 2012: $4.68 billion

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Image: A worker fills diesel at a fuel station in Chennai.
Photographs: Babu/Reuters

Indian Oil

Ranking in 2013: 312

Ranking in 2012: 293

Brand value in 2013: $3.75 billion

Brand value in 2012: $3.66 billion

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Image: Men make phone calls as they sit on a railing with Bharti Airtel billboards installed on it in Kolkata.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters

Airtel

Ranking in 2013: 313

Ranking in 2012: 187

Brand value in 2013: $3.74 billion

Brand value in 2012: $5.22 billion

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Apple

Ranking in 2013: 1

Ranking in 2012: 1

Brand value in 2013: $87.30 billion

Brand value in 2012: $70.60 billion

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Samsung

Ranking in 2013: 2

Ranking in 2012: 6

Brand value in 2013: $58.77 billion

Brand value in 2012: $38.19 billion

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Image: A Google employee works on a laptop in front of a mural of the New York City skyline.
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Google

Ranking in 2013: 3

Ranking in 2012: 2

Brand value in 2013: $52.13 billion

Brand value in 2012: $47.46 billion

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Microsoft

Ranking in 2013: 4

Ranking in 2012: 3

Brand value in 2013: $45.53 billion

Brand value in 2012: $45.81 billion

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Image: Customers shop at a Walmart Neighbourhood Market store in Bentonville, Arkansas, United States.
Photographs: Jacob Slaton/Reuters

Walmart

Ranking in 2013: 5

Ranking in 2012: 5

Brand value in 2013: $42.30 billion

Brand value in 2012: $38.32 billion

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IBM

Ranking in 2013: 6

Ranking in 2012: 4

Brand value in 2013: $37.72 billion

Brand value in 2012: $39.13 billion

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Image: A woman carries shopping bags during the Christmas shopping season in Toronto, Canada.
Photographs: Mark Blinch/Reuters

Ranking in 2013: 7

Ranking in 2012: 7

Brand value in 2013: $37.16 billion

Brand value in 2012: $33.21 billion

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Image: A woman reads a book at the National Mall in Washington, DC.
Photographs: Eric Thayer/Reuters

Amazon.com

Ranking in 2013: 8

Ranking in 2012: 10

Brand value in 2013: $36.78 billion

Brand value in 2012: $28.66 billion

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Image: View of the Coca-Cola store in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
Photographs: Charles Platiau/Reuters

Coca-Cola

Ranking in 2013: 9

Ranking in 2012: 8

Brand value in 2013: $34.20 billion

Brand value in 2012: $31.08 billion

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Image: A woman uses her mobile phone in central London.
Photographs: Olivia Harris/Reuters

Verizon

Ranking in 2013: 10

Ranking in 2012: 12

Brand value in 2013: $30.72 billion

Brand value in 2012: $27.61 billion

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Image: A woman checks her mobile phone at a shopping district in Madrid, Spain.
Photographs: Susana Vera/Reuters

AT&T

Ranking in 2013: 11

Ranking in 2012: 11

Brand value in 2013: $30.40 billion

Brand value in 2012: $28.37 billion

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Photographs: Jumana El Heloueh/Reuters

Shell

Ranking in 2013: 12

Ranking in 2012: 19

Brand value in 2013: $29.75 billion

Brand value in 2012: $22.02 billion

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Image: A model looks at her mobile phone in New York.
Photographs: Carlo Allegri/Reuters

Vodafone

Ranking in 2013: 13

Ranking in 2012: 9

Brand value in 2013: $27.00 billion

Brand value in 2012: $30.04 billion

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Wells Fargo

Ranking in 2013: 14

Ranking in 2012: 16

Brand value in 2013: $26.04 billion

Brand value in 2012: $23.22 billion

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