– Bragging rights for the world's most valuable brands are usually controlled by US companies, but in this year's ranking by BrandZ, one of China's own cracked the top 10, CNN reports. Tencent, which makes online games, apps, and other digital add-ons, rode on the coattails of its WeChat app to make the list, which saw the familiar names of Google, Apple, and Microsoft dominate the first three slots, respectively. The top 10 brands, along with brand value: Google, $246 billion Apple, $235 billion Microsoft, $143 billion Amazon.com, $139 billion Facebook, $130 billion AT&T, $115 billion Visa, $111 billion Tencent, $108 billion IBM, $102 billion McDonald's, $98 billion See the entire list here. (Do we even care about brands anymore?)