The five tech brands above do it better than anyone else and are the five most valuable brands in the world by Forbes’ count, worth a combined $586 billion, up 20% from last year. Leading the pack as the world’s most valuable brand for the eighth straight year is Apple, with a value of $182.8 billion, up 8%. Forbes evaluated more than 200 global brands to determine our final list of the 100 most valuable. The 100 most valuable brands are worth a cumulative $2.15 billion, up 10% from a year ago. More reading: World's Most Valuable Brands 2018: By The Numbers

Source: Forbes May 23, 2018 14:00 UTC