Interbrand’s Top 10 Global Brands for 2012
1. Coca-Cola</br> -Brand value: $77.8-billion (U.S.)</br> -Compared to last year’s ranking: up 8%</br> -2011 rank: 1GEORGE FREY
2. Apple</br> -Brand value: $76.6-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: + 129%</br> -2011 rank: 8Paul Sakuma
3. IBM</br> -Brand value: $75.5-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: + 8%</br> -2011 rank: 2FOCKE STRANGMANN/The Associated Press
4. Google</br> -Brand value: $69.7-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: + 26%</br> -2011 rank: 4Torsten Silz/The Associated Press
5. Microsoft</br> -Brand value: $57.9-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: -2%</br> -2011 rank: 3RICK WILKING/Reuters
6. GE</br> -Brand value: $43.7-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: +2%</br> -2011 rank: 5BRIAN SNYDER/Reuters
7. McDonald’s</br> -Brand value: $40.1-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: +13%</br> -2011 rank: 6Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
8. Intel</br> -Brand value: $39.4-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: +12%</br> -2011 rank: 7STRINGER/KOREA/Reuters
9. Samsung</br> -Brand value: $32.9-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: +40%</br> -2011 rank: 17BAZUKI MUHAMMAD/Reuters
10. Toyota</br> -Brand value: $30.3-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: +9%</br> -2011 rank: 11SANG TAN/The Associated Press
93. BlackBerry</br> -Brand value: $3.9-billion</br> -Compared to 2011: -39%</br> -2011 rank: 56David Manning/Reuters