New data from Brand Finance reveals three-quarters of top 100 technology brands record brand value growth in 2025
LONDON, 10 June 2025 – Just 44 US technology brands contribute USD2.5 trillion, or 78% of the total brand value of the world’s leading 100 technology brands, according to a new report from Brand Finance, the world's leading brand valuation consultancy.
Apple remains the world’s most valuable technology brand for the second consecutive year, with its brand value rising 11% to USD574.5 billion in 2025. According to Brand Finance research, over 80% of consumers are familiar with the brand, and 45% consider using its products or services.
Microsoft, Google, Amazon, and TikTok/Douyin retain their positions from the 2024 ranking in 2025, placing second through fifth in terms of brand value, respectively.
NVIDIA has more than doubled its brand value in 2025, increasing 98% to USD87.9 billion. This makes it the fastest-growing technology brand in the world. This rise in brand value also saw NVIDIA enter the global top 10 most valuable brands list for the first time in 2025. Brand Finance attributes this growth to NVIDIA’s strategic focus on AI-powered technologies and its alignment with a rapidly expanding market, which has enabled it to capture significant market share and build brand equity.
Lorenzo Coruzzi, Valuation Director, Brand Finance commented:
“The 100 most valuable technology brands in the world attract tremendous wealth and influence, but at the same time, face intense pressure from consumers, competitors, and investors to deliver future-focused strategies. In parallel, they must navigate international expansion while considering political tensions, regulatory challenges, and economic uncertainty. The technology brands that succeed and that create long term equity and value are those forging resilient, future-ready strategies that ultimately redefine the sectors in which they operate.”
WeChat is the strongest brand both globally and among technology brands for the second consecutive year, with a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 95.2 out of 100 and an AAA+ brand strength rating. Its comprehensive ecosystem and seamless integration capability continue to propel the brand as a global leader. Other Chinese e-commerce brands, JD.com, Meituan, and Taobao also rank among the top 10 strongest technology brands in the world.
Brand Finance is the world’s leading brand valuation consultancy. Bridging the gap between marketing and finance, Brand Finance evaluates the strength of brands and quantifies their financial value to help organisations make strategic decisions.
Headquartered in London, Brand Finance operates in over 25 countries. Every year, Brand Finance conducts more than 6,000 brand valuations, supported by original market research, and publishes over 100 reports which rank brands across all sectors and countries.
Brand Finance also operates the Global Brand Equity Monitor, conducting original market research annually on 6,000 brands, surveying more than 175,000 respondents across 41 countries and 31 industry sectors. By combining perceptual data from the Global Brand Equity Monitor with data from its valuation database — the largest brand value database in the world — Brand Finance equips ambitious brand leaders with the data, analytics, and the strategic guidance they need to enhance brand and business value.
In addition to calculating brand value, Brand Finance also determines the relative strength of brands through a balanced scorecard of metrics evaluating marketing investment, stakeholder equity, and business performance, compliant with ISO 20671.
Brand Finance is a regulated accountancy firm and a committed leader in the standardisation of the brand valuation industry. Brand Finance was the first to be certified by independent auditors as compliant with both ISO 10668 and ISO 20671 and has received the official endorsement of the Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB) in the United States.
Brand is defined as a marketing-related intangible asset including, but not limited to, names, terms, signs, symbols, logos, and designs, intended to identify goods, services, or entities, creating distinctive images and associations in the minds of stakeholders, thereby generating economic benefits.
Brand strength is the efficacy of a brand’s performance on intangible measures relative to its competitors. Brand Finance evaluates brand strength in a process compliant with ISO 20671, looking at Marketing Investment, Stakeholder Equity, and the impact of those on Business Performance. The data used is derived from Brand Finance’s proprietary market research programme and from publicly available sources.
Each brand is assigned a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score out of 100, which feeds into the brand value calculation. Based on the score, each brand is assigned a corresponding Brand Rating up to AAA+ in a format similar to a credit rating.
Brand Finance calculates the values of brands in its rankings using the Royalty Relief approach – a brand valuation method compliant with the industry standards set in ISO 10668. It involves estimating the likely future revenues that are attributable to a brand by calculating a royalty rate that would be charged for its use, to arrive at a ‘brand value’ understood as a net economic benefit that a brand owner would achieve by licensing the brand in the open market.
The steps in this process are as follows:
1 Calculate brand strength using a balanced scorecard of metrics assessing Marketing Investment, Stakeholder Equity, and Business Performance. Brand strength is expressed as a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score on a scale of 0 to 100.
2 Determine royalty range for each industry, reflecting the importance of brand to purchasing decisions. In luxury, the maximum percentage is high, while in extractive industry, where goods are often commoditised, it is lower. This is done by reviewing comparable licensing agreements sourced from Brand Finance’s extensive database.
3 Calculate royalty rate. The BSI score is applied to the royalty range to arrive at a royalty rate. For example, if the royalty range in a sector is 0-5% and a brand has a BSI score of 80 out of 100, then an appropriate royalty rate for the use of this brand in the given sector will be 4%.
4 Determine brand-specific revenues by estimating a proportion of parent company revenues attributable to a brand.
5 Determine forecast revenues using a function of historic revenues, equity analyst forecasts, and economic growth rates.
6 Apply the royalty rate to the forecast revenues to derive brand revenues.
7 Discount post-tax brand revenues to a net present value which equals the brand value.
Brand Finance has produced this study with an independent and unbiased analysis. The values derived and opinions presented in this study are based on publicly available information and certain assumptions that Brand Finance used where such data was deficient or unclear. Brand Finance accepts no responsibility and will not be liable in the event that the publicly available information relied upon is subsequently found to be inaccurate. The opinions and financial analysis expressed in the study are not to be construed as providing investment or business advice. Brand Finance does not intend the study to be relied upon for any reason and excludes all liability to any body, government, or organisation.
The data presented in this study form part of Brand Finance's proprietary database, are provided for the benefit of the media, and are not to be used in part or in full for any commercial or technical purpose without written permission from Brand Finance.
