Eat That, Apple: Study Says Google Is Now the World's Most Valuable Brand

Google and Apple have been fighting for the title of the world's most valuable brand for years now, but last year Apple has been dominating the lists as number one

Now, according to Millward Brown’s annual BrandZ study, Google is back on top, with its brand value estimated at $158,843,000, compared to Apple's $147,880,000.

The study, which was released Wednesday, has IBM in third place, followed by Microsoft, McDonald's, CocaCola, Visa, AT&T, Marlboro with another online giant, Amazon, rounding up the top ten

Facebook had a huge rank change — it was bumped 10 places and it now sits at number 21, while Samsung has risen one place to number 29. An interesting new addition to the list is LinkedIn, whose brand value is estimated at $12,407,000, and is listed at the 78th place Read more...