The following is a brief list of Interbrand's best global brands for 2015, which was released over the weekend:

• Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) - brand value at $170.28 billion (up 43 percent)
• Google (Nasdaq: GOOG)(Nasdaq: GOOGL) - brand value at $120.3 billion (up 12 percent)
• Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) - brand value at $78.4 billion (down 4 percent)
• Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) - brand value at $67.7 billion (up 11 percent)
• IBM (NYSE: IBM) - brand value at $65.1 billion (down 10 percent)
• Toyota (NYSE: TM) - brand value at $49.1 billion (up 16 percent)
• Samsung - brand value at $45.3 billion (no change)
• General Electric (NYSE: GE) - brand value at $42.3 billion (down 7 percent)
• McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) - brand value at $39.8 billion (down percent)
• Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) - brand value at $38.0 billion (up 29 percent)