What are some of the well-known global brands?

Some of the well-known global brands are Apple, Microsoft, Google, Coca-Cola and McDonald's. These brands are multinational companies and are omnipresent in most countries in the world.

Apple is the most valuable company in the world and was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975, and the company has a brand value of over $69 billion. Google processes more than one billion search requests daily, and has a brand value of $66 billion. Coca-Cola is one of the world's most global brands due to its presence in more than 200 countries. McDonald's is present in more than 100 countries, and is the world's second largest private employer behind Walmart.