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Brand value: $44.29 billionMarket cap: 143.02 billion

Industry: Internet computer software.Founded: Menlo Park, California (September 4, 1998.Founder(s): Sergey M. Brin and Lawrence E. Page.Headquarters: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, United States.Key people: Lawrence E. Page (CEO, co-Founder and president, products); Eric Schmidt (executive chairman), and Sergey M. Brin (co-founder and president, technology).Revenue: $29.321 billion (2010).Profit: $8.505 billion (2010).Total assets: $57.851 billion (2010).Employees: 24,400 (2010).

Rank: 2Brand value: $42.80 billionMarket cap: $165.72 billionIndustry: Computer software, consumer electronics, digital distribution, computer hardware, video games, IT consulting, online advertising, retail stores, automotive software.Founded: Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 4, 1975.Founder(s): Bill Gates and Paul Allen.Headquarters: One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, United States.Key people: Steve Ballmer (CEO); Brian Kevin Turner (COO), and Bill Gates (chairman).Revenue: $62.484 billion (2010).Profit: $18.760 billion (2010).Total assets: $86.113 billion (2010).Employees: 89,000 (2010).

Rank 3:Brand value: $36.22 billionMarket cap: $154.32 billionIndustry: Retailing.Founded: October 31, 1962.Founder: Sam WaltonHeadquarters: Bentonville, Arkansas, US.Key people: Mike Duke (CEO); H Lee Scott (chairman of the executive committee of the board), and S Robson Walton (chairman).Revenue: $408.21 billion (2009).Net income: $14.33 billion.Employees: approx. 2,100,000 (2009).

Rank: 4Brand value: $36.16 billionMarket cap: $189.72 billionIndustry: Computer systems, computer hardware and software, information technology consulting, and IT service management.Founded: Endicott, New York June 16, 1911.Headquarters: Armonk, New York, United States.Key people: Samuel J. Palmisano (chairman, president and CEO).Revenue: $99.870 billion (2010).Net income: $14.833 billion (2010).Total assets: $113.452 billion.Employees: 426,751 (2010).

Rank: 5Brand value: 30.67 billionMarket cap: 192.45 billionIndustry: Telecommunications.Founded: 1984.Headquarters: London, United Kingdom.Key people: Sir John Bond (chairman); Vittorio Colao (CEO); John Buchanan (deputy chairman), and Andy Halford (CFO).Revenue: Pound 44.47 billion (2010).Profit: Pound 8.645 billion (2010).Total assets: Pound 156.98 billion (2010).Employees: 84,990 (2010).

Rank 6: Brand value: $30.62Market cap: $120.19Industry: Banking, financial services, and investment services.Founded: 1998 (as Bank of America Corp).Headquarters: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA.Key people: Charles O Holliday (chairman) and Brian Moynihan (president and CEO).Revenue: $134.194 billion (2010).Net income: $2.238 billion (2010).Total assets: $2.264 trillion.Employees: 288,000 (2010).

Rank 7:Brand value: $30.50 billionMarket cap: $475.07 billionIndustry: Conglomerate.Founded: Schenectady, New York (1892).Founder(s): Thomas Edison, Elihu Thomson, Edwin J Houston, and Charles A Coffin.Headquarters: 3135 Easton Turnpike, Fairfield, Connecticut, US.Key people: Jeffrey R. Immelt (chairman and CEO).Revenue: $104.635 billion (2010).Net income: $12.163 billion (2010).Total assets: $751.216 billion (2010).Employees: 287,000 (2010).

AppleRank 8:Brand value: $29.54 billionMarket cap: $244.38 billionIndustry: Computer hardware, computer software, consumer electronics, and digital distribution.Founded: April 1, 1976.Founder(s): Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.Headquarters: Apple Campus, 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, California, US.Key people: Steve Jobs (chairman and CEO) and Tim Cook (COO and acting CEO).Revenue: $65.23 billion (2010).Profit: $14.01 billion (2010).Total assets: $75.18 billion (2010).Employees: 49,400 (2010).

Wells FargoRank: 9Brand value: $28.94 billionMarket cap: $136.07 billionIndustry: Banking, financial services.Founded: New York, NY (March 18, 1852).Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States.Key people: John G Stumpf (chairman, president & CEO).Revenue: $85.210 billion (2010).Profit: $12.362 billion (2010).Total assets: $1.258 trillion (2010).Employees: 280,000 (2010).

AT&TRank: 10Brand value: $28.88 billionMarket cap: $235.99 billionIndustry: Telecommunications.Founded: October 5, 1983.Headquarters: Whitacre Tower, Dallas, Texas, United States.Key people: Randall L Stephenson (chairman, president and CEO).Revenue: $124.280 billion (2010).Net income: $19.864 billion (2010).Total assets: $268.488 billion (2010).Employees: 294,600 (2010).

Rank: 11Brand value: $27.63 billionMarket cap: $171.16 billionIndustry: Banking, financial services, and investment services.Founded: 1991 (HSBC Holdings plc)1865 (The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited).Founder: Sir Thomas Sutherland.Headquarters: 8 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London, United Kingdom.Key people: Douglas Flint (group chairman) and Stuart Gulliver (group chief executive).Revenue: $ 98.918 billion (2010).Profit: $ 13.159 billion (2010).Total assets: $ 2.454 trillion (2010).Employees: 307,000 (2010).

VerizonRank: 12Brand value: $27.29 billionMarket cap: $381.09 billionIndustry: Telecommunications.Founded: 1983.Headquarters: Verizon Building, New York City, New York, United States.Key people: Ivan Seidenberg (chairman and CEO) and Lowell McAdam (president and COO).Revenue: $106.565 billion (2010).Net income: $10.217 billion (2010).Total assets: $220.005 billion (2010).Employees: 194,400 (2010).

HPRank 13Brand value: $26.76 billionMarket cap: $84.19 billionIndustry: Computer hardware, computer software, IT consulting, and IT services.Founded: Palo Alto, California (1939).Founder(s): Bill Hewlett and David Packard.Headquarters: Palo Alto, California, US.Key people: Raymond Lane (chairman) and Leo Apotheker (president and CEO).Revenue: $126.033 billion (2010).Net income: $8.761 billion (2010).Total assets: $124.503 billion (2010).Employees: 324,600 (2010).

Rank 14:Brand value: $26.15 billionMarket cap: $204.86 billionIndustry: Automotive robotics and financial services.Founded: August 28, 1937.Founder: Kiichiro Toyoda.Headquarters: Toyota City, Aichi, Japan.Key people: Fujio Cho (chairman and representative director); Katsuaki Watanabe (vice chairman and representative director), and Akio Toyoda (president and representative director).Revenue: Yen 18.9 trillion (2010).Profit: Yen 209.4 billion (2010).Total assets: Yen 30.3 trillion.Employees: 71,116.

SantanderRank 15Brand value: $26.15 billionMarket cap: $100.28 billionIndustry: Financial services.Founded: 1857.Headquarters: Santander, Spain.Revenue: Euro 42.05 billion (2010).Profit: Euro 8.181 billion (2010).Total assets: Euro 1.218 trillion.Employees: 178,870 (2010).