In 2025, the British-Dutch oil and gas company Shell retained its crown as the highest-valued British brand by a large margin. Its brand value amounted to over 45 billion British pounds. During the same year, Shell was one of the 100 largest companies in the world. A British universal bank and financial services group, HSBC, and multinational professional services firm EY (Ernst & Young) were the second and third most valuable brands, with a value of around 28 billion and 25 billion pounds respectively.
Which sectors account for the strongest brand value in the United Kingdom?
In 2025, the commercial services companies (including companies such as EY, PwC, and KPMG) among the 250 most valuable British brands accounted for 17.8 percent of the total brand value. Oil and gas brands (including Shell) followed with 12.3 percent of the total. The share of banking brand companies stood at 16 percent.Â
Fastest-growing UK Brands
In 2024, Arm, a semiconductor and software design company, was the fastest-growing UK brand. The company's brand value grew by 391 percent. No other UK brand achieved a triple-digital growth rate. During the same year, the brand value of the British Airways grew by 40 percent and continued its recovery process from COVID-19 effects.
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