Apple Remains the World's Most Valuable Brand in 2025

Apple has retained its position as the world's most valuable brand for the 13th consecutive year, topping Interbrand's 2025 Best Global Brands ranking with an estimated brand value of $470.9 billion.

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The annual Interbrand report evaluates the world's top 100 companies based on financial performance, brand strength in purchase decisions, and overall competitiveness. The report claims that combined brand value of all 100 entries rose 4.4% year over year to $3.6 trillion.

Apple first entered Interbrand's top 25 in 2008 and reached the number one position by 2013, maintaining its dominance through more than a decade of major shifts in consumer technology. Its valuation of $470.9 billion represents a 4% decline from last year, yet still places it comfortably ahead of second-place Microsoft, which grew 10% to $388.5 billion. Amazon, Google, and Samsung rounded out the top five with respective brand values of $319.9 billion, $317.1 billion, and $90.5 billion.

While Apple remains the world's most valuable brand, the report pointed to a dramatic surge from AI chipmaker Nvidia, which recorded a 116% increase in brand value to $43.2 billion, leaping from 36th to 15th place — the largest single-year gain in Interbrand's history. In addition, Instagram entered the top 10 for the first time, with a 27% rise in brand value, while Nike dropped from 14th to 23rd after losing 26% of its valuation. Tesla fell 13 positions to 25th place following a 35% decline.

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turbineseaplane Avatar
3 days ago at 08:48 am
I wish this meant anything as it relates to say: "software quality"
Score: 17 Votes (Like | Disagree)
DEMinSoCAL Avatar
3 days ago at 09:15 am

Not including chargers with MacBooks will help keep them there. Good thing for them they've got some customers standing by to defend them when they take that globally.
Let's not forget the $1200 upcharge for 4TB storage that any Windows PC user can get for $250. That's pretty decent profit. Imagine going to a restaurant and paying $400 for a bottle of $50 wine. Pretty sure people would complain, but not in Apple-world.
Score: 15 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Innovati0n Avatar
3 days ago at 08:49 am
Not including chargers with MacBooks will help keep them there. Good thing for them they've got some customers standing by to defend them when they take that globally.
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
3 days ago at 09:24 am

Let's not forget the $1200 upcharge for 4TB storage that any Windows PC user can get for $250. That's pretty decent profit. Imagine going to a restaurant and paying $400 for a bottle of $50 wine. Pretty sure people would complain, but not in Apple-world.
The dynamic I've noticed (in both Apple land and in your restaurant example) is that psychological tricks take over and many people think something more expensive means it must be better.

And then ... even when they KNOW it's not true, the psychology of this often continues to work on them!

It's really wild.

Some segment of people will feel better about their purchase if it costs more, even if it's for the exact same thing they could have gotten for far less.
Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ThomasJL Avatar
3 days ago at 09:31 am
That is what happens when you don’t spend money on innovation, cut corners on hardware and software quality, and raise prices. It’s all the result of having an MBA degree holder as CEO who is an incorrigible bean counter, and who prioritizes shareholders far more than customers.

Many MBA students worship McKinsey and Goldman Sachs, so Tim Cook’s actions seem like a result of not asking himself “What would Steve Jobs would do?” but rather “What would McKinsey and Goldman Sachs do?”
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
bmark Avatar
3 days ago at 09:22 am

Of course you have to complain ! Good for you! Your parents must be so proud
Of course you have to comment on my post! Your support for Apple is unwavering.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)