The TopBrand Union released the 4th edition of its “Top 500 Global Brands List” during the 19th China Brand Festival held from August 7 to 11, 2025, in Shenzhen, China. As per the list, Microsoft has ranked first with a brand value of approximately USD 1,062.5 billion.
- The event, held under the theme “AI and Global Expansion”, brought together 10,000 guests to participate in parallel forums, the Brand Expo, and other events.
Exam Hints:
- What? Release of TopBrand 2025 “Top 500 Global Brands List”
- Who? TopBrand Union
- When? During the 19th China Brand Festival
- Where? In Shenzhen, China
- Top Brand: Microsoft with USD 1,062.5 billion, NVIDIA, Apple
- Edition: 4th
About Top 500 Global Brands List:
About the List: The “Top 500 Global Brands” list for 2025 highlights the world’s most valuable brands based on their market influence and brand strength.
- The 2025 list marks the 4th edition of the “Top 500 Global Brands” rankings.
Technology Dominance: These rankings underscore the continued dominance of technology companies, especially in sectors like cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital services.
Top 5 Global Brands in 2025 Top 500 Global Brands List:
| Rank | Brand | Country | Valuation (in billion) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | United States of America (USA) | USD 1,062.5 |
| 2 | NVIDIA | USA | USD 1,046.7 |
| 3 | Apple | USA | USD 997.6 |
| 4 | Amazon | USA | – |
| 5 | Google (Alphabet) | USA | – |
Global Performance:
Top 5: The brands from the United States of America (USA) have dominated the top 5 spots, by occupying all 5 spots. The brand, Apple, which claimed the top rank since the first edition has slipped to the third spot for the first time.
- Microsoft, which ranked 2nd place in the 2024 list, climbed to the first place in 2025. NVIDIA has shown significant progress by climbing 2 places from 4th in 2024 to 2nd in 2025.
- Amazon has slipped one spot to 4th place in 2025 compared to 3rd in 2024.Google has retained its 5th position.
Other top 10: Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) is ranked 6th, Walmart (USA) (7th), Facebook (Meta) (USA) (8th), Berkshire Hathaway (USA) (9th), and Broadcom (USA) (10th) have been ranked among the top 10 spots.
- Saudi Aramco is the only non-American brand to gain a spot in the top 10 global brands.
- PetroChina has been ranked 14th, making it the highest valued brand of China.
Feature: 130 Chinese companies have been featured on the list.
About TopBrand Union:
Chairman – Dr. Wang Yong
Headquarters – Beijing, China
Established – 1996
