What
+1
Level 27
Oct 18, 2012
I got 25, and I'm surprised that this is above the average of 22... it may change later.
kalbahamut
+7
Level 82
Dec 25, 2016
I got 53 on my first try. But it does seem a bit arbitrary. Like how is Shell on here but not Exxon or Aramco. Lego but not Mattel? Ralph Lauren but not WalMart or Target or Carrefour? Corona but now SnowBeer? Mini but not GM? The Discovery Channel but not HBO or Showtime or Fox or AMC or Nickolodeon or BBC or NewsCorp or PlayBoy? and American Express is above Visa and Mastercard and PayPal?
Also maybe you could accept "Federal Express" for "FedEx?"
Shade9099
+15
Level 68
Jan 8, 2019
PlayBoy? What do YOU do outside of Jetpunk? **shiver**
kalbahamut
+5
Level 82
May 11, 2019
I read and learn stuff so that I have intelligent things to say. What do you do?
Sifhraven
+4
Level 69
Dec 2, 2019
I agree that in some cases it is surprising to see what is and isnt on here. But have never heard of snowbeer, aramco, showtime and newscorp. Have heard of walmart and target but we dont have that here, I think they are rather local businesses, so then the caveat " does atleast 30% of their business outside of their home country" come in to play.
I guess that explains it for some of the missing cases. Others are still surprising, I guess they are less big then I thought afterall (especially expected some in the car and tech area)
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Feb 15, 2020
WalMart is definitely *not* a local business. They are an absolutely massive international company that totally dwarfs many of these others... however... the fact that they also do a STAGGERING amount of business inside their home country (the USA) means that they don't qualify for this silly list. See comments below. The list is heavily biased toward companies headquartered in small countries and heavily biased against those headquartered in larger countries due to their methodology.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Oct 28, 2020
Drinks Snow Beer on and off JetPunk.
Woodlouse7
+1
Level 15
Oct 18, 2012
Great quiz. Some are corporations, though, but it's not your fault.
There are lots of P&G brands, but I'd also like to know how Interbrand decide the top brands.
joeythelemur
+2
Level 83
Aug 11, 2014
The corporation can BE the brand though. In some cases, like Apple, they have deliberately done that. P&G is a conglomerate where there build individual brands, but not really P&G as its own brand.
KatM
+7
Level 23
Oct 19, 2012
Lol. 38/100. Once you look at the answers its just like "How could I forget that!!"
KatM
+2
Level 23
Oct 19, 2012
Would have gotten another 42 extra brand names if I thought harder XD!
sierraistheshiz
+1
Level 19
Dec 16, 2012
I got 16. And after reading through them all I am shocked at some that I missed. I am also shocked that HSBC even made the list, considering what a crappy, horrible financial company they are. Customer service is the worst I've ever dealt with in my life. But I guess the list isn't based on that.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Jan 22, 2013
That's true of almost any financial company. Big banks these days are about screwing over the little guy and getting away with murder to increase dividends, and as evinced by recent headlines, HSBC excels at that.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Jan 22, 2013
It's strange that Nike and Adidas make the list but Converse doesn't. I travel all over the world and Converse hi-tops are extremely popular EVERYWHERE. In Korea it's like 50% of the people wear them. There are a few other big omissions... like Wal*Mart, TATA, and Saudi Aramco. Some of the largest and most profitable companies in the world (in the case of the latter, the most profitable company in the world. And they included Shell). I guess maybe in Aramco's case the brand isn't valuable it's the product that's valuable, but for Wal*Mart and TATA the branding is definitely more important. I'd much rather have shares of either of those companies than Moet & Chandon.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 12, 2014
Like how can H&M get such a high ranking and Wal*Mart doesn't even make the list? Must be some very strange rationale.
sillie
+9
Level 77
Oct 12, 2014
WalMart is mostly American only, I think. H&M is to be found all over Europe at least. It's Swedish originally. Converse could be on the list, I agree. Currently knitting socks/shoes that look like Converse. That's the latest fad around here. Shell is also a company that's well known all over. TATA and Saudi Aramco.. well for me those are less known, though I know TATA is darn big.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Oct 13, 2014
I know H&M locations are all over but... WalMart is one of the top ten companies in the world by market value. H&M wouldn't even come close to making that list. So why is the brand more valuable? Do people really get excited about shopping at H&M? I know a lot of people who are very loyal Wal*Mart customers.
Quizmaster
+10
Level ∞
Oct 14, 2014
Market value doesn't equal brand value.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Oct 17, 2014
What does brand value equal then, if it's not how much money the brand is worth, or how attractive or visible the brand is to consumers or other companies? By either of these metrics H&M should be trailing Wal*Mart by at least 200 places.
Interbrand's methodology states the real reason, which is that 30% of the brand's revenue has to come from outside of the brand's home region. So, companies based in countries where the domestic market is worth close to jack squat will move up the rankings; while companies with $136 billion dollars in international sales (a figure equivalent to ALL of the business H&M does) won't make the cut if their revenue in their home country is so incredibly massive that this figure accounts for less than 30%.
more than a bit silly.
Quizmaster
+8
Level ∞
Oct 18, 2014
Brand value is how much the brand is worth independent of the business. For example, if WalMart went bankrupt tomorrow, how much could they sell the rights to the name "WalMart". My guess is very little.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 82
Oct 18, 2014
Way more than what H&M could sell their brand for. Sure, a lot of the value of WalMart is in infrastructure and distribution networks, etc. However, Interbrand lists their methodology on their website, and it does take into account market value and global market penetration, but for the reasons I listed above some brands could end up overvalued and some could end up absurdly undervalued.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 18, 2014
If you don't believe me click on the hypertext link I put above. It's all there in black and white.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Oct 28, 2016
Two years later, I'm going to refine my original statement. In my opinion, brand value represents how much "extra" consumers in aggregate pay to buy branded products. For Apple, this is obviously a huge amount. For Wal-mart, this is probably close to zero. They compete solely on price. But I agree that this list is flawed using my metric. For example, HBO or ESPN must have a much greater brand value than Discovery TV.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Dec 25, 2016
That would all be very interesting, QM, if we were forced to speculate on their methodology. But... we're not. They spell it out and publish it on their website which I linked to. And the ONLY reason Wal*Mart is being valued less than H&M is, like I said, they are docked points for being headquartered in the USA and doing a massive amount of business there. It doesn't really make sense, because the USA is such a huge market that you don't NEED to do business elsewhere to grow a company into one of the most valuable in the world.
On the other hand, if your company is headquartered in some European country, penetrating into foreign markets is absolutely essential.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Dec 25, 2016
Many Chinese and Indian companies are probably not appearing on the list for the same reason.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Apr 21, 2018
It's sort of like the lists that say Prague gets more tourists than Orlando... which is just stupid. The only way you can say that is if you only count people (or in this case commerce) that crosses international boundaries. But why should that make something more valuable? If I have 20 pounds, 20 euros, and 20 rupees, my wallet is not more valuable than someone who's got 1000 euros and 500,000 US dollars. .... but the latter guy's wallet would not be considered by Interbrand because the 1000 euros is less than 30% of 500,000 USD. I humbly submit that this is dumb.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Oct 13, 2018
Thank you @kalbahamut. I added a note about the 30% restriction to the caveats.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
May 11, 2019
That makes the quiz better. Interbrand's methodology is still retarded, though.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 4, 2022
and it's sad that this comment has 0 likes on it (I'll add my own after commenting), while the one above that argues against my valid point has 5... people like what confirms their own biases, facts be damned.
Nevson64
+1
Level 57
Jan 19, 2024
You’re a funny guy Kal
Azog1234
+1
Level 17
Sep 27, 2014
42/100
smartcookie17
+1
Level 45
Oct 11, 2014
Complaining. I checked the Interbrand 2012 list and this is different. There are place changes and some that aren't even on their list.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 14, 2014
Sorry, the quiz should say "2013".
kitshef
+4
Level 84
Oct 17, 2014
Never did figure out what 'logistics' meant as a sector. Had I know, would have gotten a couple more.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Nov 3, 2020
I've never asked a UPS guy in a brown button up shirt and brown shorts to help me with logistics, but I have asked them to deliver packages.
DiscoBayGolfer
+1
Level 79
Oct 24, 2014
Pretty happy with 49. After seeing the list there are so many others I should have gotten, plus some I never would have guessed in a million years.
mcgrammar
+1
Level 19
Dec 17, 2014
Wow! I totally went blank while taking this quiz and only got 14 right. I started looking at the answers and thinking "Geez, I'm so stupid!!!!!!"
LinzDear
+2
Level 28
Jun 17, 2015
37/100 and still beats 74.9% of people, I feel way better now
ander217
+1
Level 75
Nov 21, 2020
I scored 37/100 and it only beat 65.6% of the takers. I guess people have gotten smarter over the past few years.
DeusCaritasEst
+1
Level 55
Nov 18, 2015
This really is a difficult quiz! Never would have thought of Colgate or Dannon, yet Walmart, Toshiba, etc. aren't on here. Not complaining about the list, I just mean that this used an apparently not-so-often-used area of my brain!
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Dec 25, 2016
Yeah there are some more weird omissions/inclusions in the tech and computers department. Lenovo and Adobe make the cut, but Toshiba, Asus, Acer, Foxconn, LG, Nintendo, Compaq, Dell, AMD, Western Digital, etc do not.
LuxuryFashion
+1
Level 25
Dec 27, 2015
I got all the luxury ones, except Ralph Lauren and Hugo Boss. I was kept guessing Chanel and Fendi would have made the list. I really don't consider Boss and Lauren on the same level as Hérmes or Louis Vuitton.
KingofQuiz
+1
Level 44
Sep 20, 2016
Surprised to see my 33 earn me four points...especially since I missed some major ones (Sony, Mercedes Benz, and Facebook for example).
RealDad12
+3
Level 67
Dec 25, 2016
You should've made it the top 50 or even 20. Top 100 is waaay too big.
InterAlia
+1
Level 75
Jan 25, 2024
Its fine. You're not supposed to get 100%. You're supposed to search the recesses of your mind for possibilities and feel good when you get an unexpected hit.
PratyushK
+2
Level 34
Dec 25, 2016
This quiz is copied. I made a same quiz under the same description in March. Clearly, QUIZMASTER is copying quizzes.
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Dec 25, 2016
This quiz has been on the site for over 4 years.
Gamer1162
+7
Level 60
Dec 25, 2016
More like you created the quiz without knowing this one already existed. Look at the dates of some of the comments, then make your comment to say "I created this quiz before, the Quizmaster is copying people's quizzes".
Chick0nPlaze
+1
Level 29
Jan 18, 2024
Neither of you actually made the list
Meds
+1
Level 44
Dec 28, 2016
Great quiz. Didn't do well but above average.
I got one that only 4% got, because I work for the company. ;-)
TheNewPotato
+2
Level 49
Dec 28, 2016
When you look at all the ones you missed and feel like hitting yourself with your computer. Your Google computer. With an Amazon tab open right next to the quiz.
minnakronberg
+2
Level 66
Jun 26, 2017
Sort of baffled why Johnson & Johnson is on here but P&G are not, while two of their products (Pampers and Gillette) are.
idontkn1
+2
Level 90
Jun 27, 2017
Shocked that Marlboro is not on the list. Even with the western world's disdain for smoking, it is a huge brand with huge global reach. With the restrictions put on advertising in most of the world, being the established brand is a even more valuable. The Forbes list has it as the 25th most valuable in the world between Walmart and Honda.
idontkn1
+1
Level 90
Jun 27, 2017
After looking at the Interbrand and the Forbes websites it looks like the Interbrand list is a lot more concerned with the touchy feeling things and is closer to the "best" brands as opposed to the ones that are worth the most money. Under this methodology companies that engage in pursuits that are in some way objectionable will be penalized. Therefore it thelack of Marlboro and all of the oil/chemical companies outside of a Shell at the bottom of the list.
theperiodictable
+1
Level 47
Jul 15, 2017
Beverage- water
rumblemaster3
+1
Level 55
Jan 14, 2018
I'm shocked that Walmart isn't the top retail.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 82
Apr 21, 2018
If you look at my comments above you'll see why. Interbrand's methodology only values companies that do more than 30% of their business outside of their home country. Wal*Mart does indeed do business outside of the US, and their international business alone dwarfs some of these other companies, however the fact that their business is so MASSIVELY valuable inside the US means that the international share of it is less than 30% and they are therefore disqualified. It makes no sense but that's the reason why they and many other American/Chinese/Mexican/Indian/Russian companies are not here. This is probably also why European companies are very overrepresented- because European countries are tiny and you can't build a successful business there without expanding to international markets.
kalbahamut
+5
Level 82
Apr 21, 2018
For the sake of comparison, Zara (#27 on this list) has a total worldwide revenue of $9 billion.
Wal*Mart International in 2016 had sales of $123 billion. But this is only 25% of the $500 billion that the company makes in total. So... Interbrand counts it as 0.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Oct 13, 2018
Good point. Clearly the list is flawed in many ways.
Tomtrific
+1
Level 82
Nov 15, 2018
If I had 24 hours to take this quiz I wouldn't come up with Pampers (or a good 25% of all the other names on this list).
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 89
Oct 28, 2020
Pampers seems pretty random on the list.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+2
Level 67
May 8, 2020
I have a feeling Corona has gone down a bit now :/
Chutney
+1
Level 62
Aug 5, 2020
when you get Canon ez pz but you miss google
to be fair i only got canon because my calculator was right next to me
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Aug 20, 2020
Wow people love their alcohol
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 89
Oct 28, 2020
I really don't get this.
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Nov 3, 2020
It seems companies like Boeing and Lufthansa for example with massive global sales are certainly brands.
Ardennes
+4
Level 83
Oct 29, 2020
I see this was already mentioned a few years ago, but the Forbes brands list seems to be based on a better and more transparent methodology. Much of the feedback above could be addressed by using Forbes as the source instead. Latest list is here: https://www.forbes.com/the-worlds-most-valuable-brands/
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Nov 22, 2020
Substantially better list. Another user made a quiz based on it already that I can see, 4 years ago. That one ought to be updated and replace this one.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 82
Oct 4, 2022
Still think this would be the smart thing to do. Interbrand's list is garbage. Forbes' is obviously better.
EvanAviator
+1
Level 59
Nov 21, 2020
wow, Zoom!
CS
+1
Level 66
Nov 21, 2020
How did zoom get on here if we don't pay to use it now and their quality sucks
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 90
Nov 21, 2020
It only took a pandemic to get recognition.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Dec 4, 2023
They're off as of 2023.
ketchupkawawa
+2
Level 51
Nov 21, 2020
The number 68 has been replaced with the number 69 in this quiz, so there are two number 69s. I’m not sure if there’s meant to be a tie there, but if there is, there should be two 68s instead
ChineseChen
+1
Level 66
Nov 22, 2020
Interesting. Never thought Pampers is more valuable than Ford.
Orca24
+1
Level 76
Apr 11, 2021
I was surprised that Louis Vuitton is more valuable than Chanel.
markthoma
+5
Level 73
Nov 30, 2020
This is not a criticism of QM for making a quiz using a legitimate subjective source, but I agree the methodology of the list is hot garbage and excludes some of the world's most powerful, valuable brands, and the rankings of the remaining brands are in no way in concert with what the brands are really worth. It's almost like a brand management firm made the list to favor the kinds of companies heavily reliant on consultant and marketing services.
LuigiDood227
+2
Level 64
Feb 23, 2021
tried to type in Geico and got GE
Orca24
+1
Level 76
Apr 11, 2021
You’d think I would have gotten Johnson & Johnson since it because of them my arm is killing me but nope lol totally spaced
Dylanplex
+1
Level 95
Jun 10, 2021
There's two number 69s, number 68 is skipped
loganite
+3
Level 89
Dec 4, 2023
Quizmaster has a juvenile sense of humor! ;)
MST
+1
Level 54
Sep 9, 2021
52/100, great quiz!
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Nov 11, 2021
40
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 75
Dec 4, 2023
Exactly the same for me.
Mfundo
+1
Level 35
Jan 18, 2022
Got 55
Mfundo
+1
Level 35
May 6, 2022
Upgrade this quiz,and include the "latest" top brands
zupermaus
+2
Level 36
Mar 5, 2023
How is Walmart, Tencent and Alibaba not on here?
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Nov 27, 2023
Presumably excluded because they don't do 30% of their business outside of their home country. Why does Interbrand do this? I don't know.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Apr 18, 2023
I like how I got Hennessy
Berney
+2
Level 81
Dec 4, 2023
Answer 91 is not written correctly - it should be 'Hewlett Packard Enterprise' (not HP Enterprise) or 'HPE'. They're legally not allowed to use the 'HP' name after the original company split into two. Similarly the company at 64, HP Inc., is not allowed to use the name 'Hewlett Packard'.
mikeyheath92
+1
Level 49
Jan 18, 2024
Interbrand lists it as HP. This quiz is taken from HP. Therefore, in this context, it's actually correct, and you're being nitpicky. No-one likes a nitpicker.
JonOfKent
+1
Level 56
Jan 18, 2024
I LOVE nitpickers. Only on Jetpunk though.
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 60
Dec 4, 2023
No NVIDIA is surprising.
DelaBriQue
+1
Level 61
Jan 18, 2024
How can Nescafé be in front of Nestlé? It belongs to it.
Also weird to see them in front of Nespresso IMO, but not impossible.
JonOfKent
+1
Level 56
Jan 18, 2024
I think quite a lot of people buy Nescafé simply because it's Nescafé. I imagine there are fewer people who buy Nestlé things in general (eg. breakfast cereal) simply because they're Nestlé.
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 75
Jan 18, 2024
Didn't try YouTube because I'd already got Google - why is it separate?
Arcturus742
+1
Level 37
Jan 18, 2024
I was wondering the same thing but the third bullet point says “Sometimes these brands can be owned by the same company” so I guess YouTube is just being counted separately from Google.
Megrez
+1
Level 46
Jan 18, 2024
36/100. Not bad.
Scrillo
+1
Level 50
Jan 20, 2024
This list seems like bullsh*t. How is American Express more popular than Visa or Master Card. Half the places don't accept it?
Very USA-centered
ctleng76
+1
Level 65
Jan 22, 2024
The "Luxury" category is a bit vague. I wasn't sure if that meant luxury cars, jewelry, fashion etc. If I had known it meant fashion or apparel, I would have gotten several more correct.
