Google was introduced as the most valuable brand in the world. Apple’s departure after 3 years

Each year, the prestigious Millward Brown Research Institute publishes a list of the world’s top brands in a report called the BrandZ study. In a recently published 2014 report, Google was able to take first place and be introduced as the most valuable company in the world.

Will Apple continue to redefine technology? Or does it continue to fall?

This comes at a time when Apple has held the rankings for three consecutive years, but eventually dropped to second place this year. Research shows that Apple’s brand reputation has fallen by 20%, from $ 185 billion to $ 147 billion. On the other hand, Google was able to increase its value from 113 billion to 158 billion dollars with a growth of 40%. It is worth noting that Samsung [ history ] also experienced a growth of 21% and with a value of $ 21 billion, is now in 29th place.

Facebook is the fastest growing company of all time

Following this table, Microsoft has opened its way to the top 5 companies with a growth of 20%. The company is now worth $ 90 billion, which is a good improvement over 69 billion years ago. But the brand with the highest growth rate is nowhere but Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg  managed to improve his company’s ranking by 10 steps with a growth of 68% and is now in 21st place. Facebook, which was worth $ 21 billion last year, now stands at $ 35 billion.

The placement of 4 technology brands among the top 5 companies in the world shows how much this field is involved in the lives of users and enjoys a high level of influence. If you wish, you can see the list of the top 100 companies in the world on this page .