Brand Finance, a UK based brand valuation company, released this list of Top 500 most valuable global brands. Retail giant Walmart retained the top spot, with Google at #2.
Though it is not very clear how the rankings were compiled, Several major pharmaceutical companies did indeed make the list, including:
- Johnson & Johnson (#85)
- Pfizer (#131)
- Merck (#150)
- Sanofi-aventis (#161)
- Abbott (#169)
- AstraZeneca (#222)
- Lilly (#264)
- Schering-Plough (#343)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb (#347)
- Baxter (#468)
