Source: TheDrum
Amazon has eclipsed rivals Apple and Google in the latest Brand Finance Global 500 ranking as the e-commerce goliath cemented its position as the most valuable brand on the planet with growth of 42% year on year to achieve a valuation of $150.8bn.
Amazon is now the world’s largest internet business in terms of market capitalization and revenue after successfully diversifying into cloud infrastructure and electronics, with its hunger for expansion set to continue unabated following a mammoth $13.7bn takeover of Whole Foods last year.
Apple held onto the number two position with its brand value estimated at $146.3bn but is thought unlikely to pose any long-term threat to Amazon owing to an overdependence on the sale of a single product line, iPhones.
Google meanwhile suffered an ignominious drop from first to third amidst disappointing brand growth of just 10% to $120.9bn, held back again by an over-reliance on specific sectors such as online advertising.
Rounding out the top five were Samsung ($92.3bn) and Facebook ($89.7bn) marking the first time that all top-tier spots in the global league table have been held by technology firms.
