And the winner is… China Mobile. Hard to guess, huh? Some research shows that the Chinese carrier’s brand is worth $30.79bn. Vodafone and Verizon took the other spots on the podium. The top 10 is below (courtesy of the good folks at telecoms.com). And for some (by now a little outdated) comparison for how they rank amongst other industries, see here.
China Mobile | China Mobile | China | Asia | 30,793 | |
2 | Vodafone | Vodafone | UK | Europe | 22,131 |
3 | Verizon | Verizon Communications | US | North America | 20,382 |
4 | AT&T | AT&T | US | North America | 18,886 |
5 | T-Mobile | Deutsche Telekom | Germany | Europe | 16,802 |
6 | Orange | France Telecom | France | Europe | 15,489 |
7 | NTT DoCoMo | NTT DoCoMo | Japan | Asia | 14,871 |
8 | KDDI | KDDI Corp. | Japan | Asia | 14,454 |
9 | Movistar | Telefonica | Spain | Europe | 10,799 |
10 | Sprint | Sprint Nextel | US | North America | 9,661 |