Google-The Most Valuable brand of 2014

Want to know the most valuable brands of 2014???Here it is.

Google is the most valuable brand of 2014.By dethroning Apple Inc. and Microsoft,after its brand value surged up by 40% reaching $158.8 billion from $113 billion in 2013.So what made it to the top???Google is taking innovation to the next level, be it combining technology with apparel that has resulted in Google Glass, bringing in GoogleX that is making WiFi available globally by putting satellites tied to balloons over the earth.
On the other hand,Apple is losing its stance on its products with not being to the brim of innovation as it recorded a decline in almost 20% with its brand value reaching $147 billion from $185 billion.
IBM has been placed third beating Microsoft(placed at 4th).
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