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The largest brand consultancy firms - Interbrand and BrandZ - measure global US brands and Chinese brands. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the most valuable Chinese brands and matched them to their US counterparts to show not only the businesses that drive the Chinese economy, but also the extent to which these are similar to the biggest businesses in America, according to 24/7 Wall St.
Let's take a look at some of the most powerful Chinese brands in the world.
Source: 24/7 Wall St.
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China Mobile
Brand Z value: $50.6 billion (the highest)
Interbrand value:$33.8 billion (the highest)
Total revenue: $81.7 billion
Industry: Telecommunications
American counterpart: Verizon Wireless
Global rank: 1
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China Construction Bank
Brand Z value: $24.0 billion (3rd highest)
Interbrand value: $18.0 billion (2nd highest)
Total revenue: $68.7 billion
Industry: Financial services
American counterpart: JP Morgan Chase
Global rank: 2
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Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Brand Z value: $40.4 billion (2nd highest)
Interbrand value: $16.7 billion (3rd highest)
Total revenue: $82.6 billion
Industry: Financial services
American counterpart: Citigroup
Global rank: 3
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China Life
Brand Z value: $14.4 billion (7th highest)
Interbrand value: $13.4 billion (4th highest)
Total revenue: $56 billion
Industry: Insurance
American counterpart: American International Group Inc
Global rank: 4
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Agricultural Bank of China
Brand Z value: $17.3 billion (6th highest)
Interbrand value: $9.2 billion (7th highest)
Total revenue: $62.4 billion
Industry: Financial services
American counterpart: Bank of America
Global rank: 5
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Bank of China
Brand Z value: $13.6 billion (8th highest)
Interbrand value: $12.7 billion (5th highest)
Total revenue: $60.8 billion
Industry: Financial services
American counterpart: Wells Fargo & Co
Global rank: 6
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Tencent
Brand Z value: $20.2 billion (5th highest)
Interbrand value: $7.8 billion (8th highest)
Total revenue: $4.5 billion
Industry: Internet
American counterpart: Twitter
Global rank: 7
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Baidu
Brand Z value: $22.7 billion (4th highest)
Interbrand value: $2.5 billion (13th highest)
Total revenue: $2.2 billion
Industry: Internet
American counterpart: Google
Global rank: 8
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Moutai
Brand Z value: $13.0 billion (9th highest)
Interbrand value: $6.3 billion (9th highest)
Total revenue: $1.6 billion
Industry: Alcohol
American counterpart: Brown-Forman Corp
Global rank: 9
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Ping An
Brand Z value: $10.6 billion (12th highest)
Interbrand value: $11.2 billion (6th highest)
Total revenue: $42.2 billion
Industry: Insurance
American counterpart: Metlife
Global rank: 10
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