Apple most valuable brand globally, TD Bank tops in Canada, UK analysis finds
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A new report ranking the world’s most valuable brands has found Apple leading the pack yet again.
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British financial analysis platform Tradingpedia’s global brand power survey for 2026 , which used Brand Finance rankings compiled in late May, also shows TD Bank remains Canada’s top brand.
“Data shows American brands continue to dominate the global economy, producing seven of the world’s 10 most valuable brands, led once again by Apple with an estimated value of more than $607 billion (CDN$844 billion),” Michael Fisher, a data scientist with Tradingpedia, said in a statement.
Tech giants Microsoft, Google, and Amazon retained their place behind Apple from 2025, with their brands valued at $565.25 billion, $433.08 billion, and $369.88 billion in American dollars respectively.
‘Battle for attention’ on social media
However, brands that have large followings on social media are “often eclipsing banks, telecom companies and energy giants in the battle for attention,” he added.
Those include European soccer teams, sports leagues and lifestyle brands.
“The brands shaping our everyday lives are not always the ones worth the most money,” said Brian McColl, a technical analysis expert at Tradingpedia.
“The companies powering the global economy may dominate stock markets, but when people reach for their phones, which increasingly determines the next thing they will spend their money on, it is football clubs, fashion labels, and lifestyle brands that capture their attention the most.”
The financial analysis showed TD Bank’s brand is worth $22.25 billion or nearly $31 billion in Canadian dollars.
TikTok brand tops in China
Top brands in other countries include TikTok in China worth $153.54 billion, beer company Corona in Mexico valued at $13.36 billion, iconic fashion brand Chanel in France with a value of $34.34 billion, and home furnishing brand Ikea in Sweden worth $13.42 billion.
McColl says the power of social media is driving up the value of the world’s leading brand names.
“Instagram has become a kind of cultural scoreboard, revealing what people choose to follow rather than what investors choose to value,” he said.
“And that says something about 2026: in a world overloaded with products and information, the brands that win are often the ones that feel less like companies and more like part of our identity.”
While oil giant Shell is the United Kingdom’s most valuable brand at $45 billion (CDN$62.6 billion) for 2025, England’s Premier League attracts the most people on Instagram with nearly 80 million followers.
In Canada, Vancouver-based athletic apparel retailer Lululemon is the most popular brand on social media with more than 5.8 million Instagram followers and 3.6 million fans on Facebook.