Most Famous Brands

The chances of you not having any idea as to what terms like 'brand name' and 'brand image' mean are quite significant, unless you yourself are in the field of advertising or you are an ardent fan of a particular brand. These terms, however, do play a crucial role in marketing. The trend of branding - i.e. giving the product a particular brand identification, can be traced back to 1837, when Procter & Gamble established themselves as one of the major brands in the world. Soon to follow were a number of new brands coming from different sectors of the economy, right from the bigwigs of clothing and automobile industry to media and entertainment barons. Over the last few decades, several new brands have established themselves in the world market which has made it even more difficult to compile a list of top 100 most famous brands that exist. Before we move on to this list, let's have a brief look at the concept of branding and some brand names which are quite popular across the boundaries.

World's Most Famous Brands

The entire world is familiar with names like Coca Cola, Mercedes, McDonald's, Adidas and Nike, and the chances of you being unfamiliar with their existence are very dim. Being a global brand earns you recognition in the world arena, and that's what makes everybody thrive to become such a brand. The rising trend of branding can be attributed to the numerous benefits that come with it. Once your product becomes a brand, you can capitalize on its popularity in order to spread your business. It isn't surprising that brand management has become one of the most flourishing attributes of the marketing sector today. While brand names are quite famous, other attributes such as brand slogans, logos, symbols, etc. are not left far behind. While some brands are identified by their names, others are identified by the famous commercial slogans associated with them. Famous brand slogans, such as Keep Walking (Johnny Walker), One thing leads to another (Nescafe), Levis. Original jeans. Original people. (Levis) have made it quite big in the world of advertising. Similarly, brand logos belonging to Mercedes Benz, BMW and Ferrari are difficult to forget.

100 Most Famous Brands in the World

Given below is a compilation of the top 100 brands in the world which earn recognition for various products and services offered by the concerned business entity. This list of famous brands includes the bigwigs from numerous fields, right from clothing and accessories to automobile and beverage industry. (Note: the list is in alphabetical order.)

Accenture	Adidas	American Express	Apple	AT&T
Audi	BlackBerry	BMW	BP	Burger King
Cadillac	Canon	Caterpillar	CBS	Cisco
CNN	Coca Cola	Colgate	Converse	Dell
Disney	Disneyland	Dodge	eBay	Ford
Fox	Fox News	General Electric	General Motors	Gillette
Google	Gucci	Guess	Hewlett-Packard	Honda
Hyatt	IBM	IKEA	Intel	Jeep
JPMorgan	Kelloggs	KFC	Kia	last.fm
LG	Lincoln	Loreal	Mac	Marlboro
McDonald's	Mercedes	Microsoft	MLB	MTV
Nascar	NBA	NBC	Nescafe	Nestle
Netflix	NFL	Nike	Nintendo	Nissan
Nokia	Oracle	Panasonic	Pepsi	Philips
Pizza Hut	Porsche	Prada	Puma	Red Bull
Rolex	Samsung	Saturn	Sears	SEGA
Sharp	Sirius	Sony	Subaru	Subway
Suzuki	T-Mobile	Target	TBS	The Gap
Toyota	Turner	Verizon	Victoria's Secret	Visa
Volkswagen	Walmart	Walt Disney World	Xerox	Yahoo

That was the list of the 100 most famous brands in the world, which have made it big not just in their own field, but also in the global arena. A look at the history of famous brand names listed here will give you a rough idea as to what it takes to rise from a small product and become a global brand. We just hope that you found your brand in this list of famous brands, if not it's high time you shift bases and go to some popular brand enlisted here.