Issue No. 2 · September 2026
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    Issue No. 2 · September 2026

    The most famous brands and products

    Top 100 of 310 ranked · September 2026 · See today's live standing →

    First issue under methodology v5.70. Movement begins with the next issue frozen under the same version.

    The most famous brands and products is the September 2026 edition of the ranking, frozen and published by iFAMOUS, the monthly journal of the iFANN Global Fame Rankings.

    RankNameScore
    1
    YouTube
    product
    64.1
    2
    Facebook
    product
    62.8
    3
    Instagram
    product
    59.9
    4
    Google
    USbrand
    57.3
    5
    UN
    USorganization
    56.4
    6
    EU
    BEorganization
    55.8
    7
    Netflix
    USbrand
    55.5
    8
    WhatsApp
    product
    53.7
    9
    ChatGPT
    USproduct
    53.2
    10
    Toyota
    JPbrand
    53.0
    11
    Microsoft
    USbrand
    52.7
    12
    Apple Inc.
    USbrand
    52.6
    13
    Mercedes-Benz
    DEbrand
    52.5
    14
    McDonald's
    USbrand
    52.2
    15
    BMW
    DEbrand
    52.1
    16
    LinkedIn
    product
    51.4
    17
    Microsoft Windows
    USbrand
    51.3
    18
    Reuters
    GBbrand
    51.1
    19
    Wikipedia
    USbrand
    51.1
    20
    Amazon
    USbrand
    50.4
    21
    Star Wars
    USbrand
    50.4
    22
    Nvidia
    USbrand
    50.1
    23
    Samsung Electronics
    KRbrand
    50.1
    24
    Spotify
    SEbrand
    50.0
    25
    NATO
    BEorganization
    49.8
    26
    Adidas AG
    DEbrand
    49.7
    27
    Volkswagen
    DEbrand
    49.7
    28
    Nike
    USbrand
    49.5
    29
    Honda
    JPbrand
    49.3
    30
    Bitcoin
    brand
    49.1
    31
    Meta
    USbrand
    49.1
    32
    IMDb
    GBbrand
    48.9
    33
    FIFA
    CHorganization
    48.9
    34
    Nintendo
    JPbrand
    48.8
    35
    OpenAI
    USbrand
    48.6
    36
    PlayStation 5
    JPproduct
    48.3
    37
    Porsche
    DEbrand
    47.6
    38
    Ferrari
    ITbrand
    47.2
    39
    Discord
    product
    47.2
    40
    CNN
    USbrand
    47.0
    41
    Lego
    DKbrand
    47.0
    42
    Marvel Cinematic Universe
    USbrand
    47.0
    43
    NASA
    USorganization
    46.9
    44
    Starbucks
    USbrand
    46.8
    45
    Walmart
    USbrand
    46.7
    46
    Canva
    AUbrand
    46.7
    47
    OnlyFans
    GBbrand
    46.5
    48
    Xiaomi
    CNbrand
    46.4
    49
    Nissan
    JPbrand
    46.3
    50
    NFL
    USorganization
    46.3
    51
    Sony Group
    JPbrand
    46.3
    52
    Lenovo
    CNbrand
    46.3
    53
    Grand Theft Auto VI
    GBproduct
    45.9
    54
    WHO
    CHorganization
    45.7
    55
    Reddit
    USbrand
    45.7
    56
    KFC
    USbrand
    45.4
    57
    Red Bull
    ATbrand
    45.4
    58
    Boeing
    USbrand
    45.3
    59
    Amazon Prime Video
    USbrand
    45.3
    60
    SpaceX
    USbrand
    45.2
    61
    Federal Reserve
    USorganization
    45.0
    62
    PayPal
    product
    45.0
    63
    Harvard University
    USorganization
    44.8
    64
    Louis Vuitton
    FRbrand
    44.7
    65
    Lamborghini
    ITbrand
    44.6
    66
    Burger King
    USbrand
    44.6
    67
    UEFA
    CHorganization
    44.6
    68
    Nasdaq
    SEorganization
    44.2
    69
    Intel
    USbrand
    44.1
    70
    Disney+
    USbrand
    44.1
    71
    British Broadcasting Corporation
    GBbrand
    44.1
    72
    Dragon Ball
    JPbrand
    43.6
    73
    Shell
    MXbrand
    43.4
    74
    NBA
    JEorganization
    43.2
    75
    UNESCO
    FRorganization
    43.0
    76
    CIA
    USorganization
    42.8
    77
    Costco
    USbrand
    42.8
    78
    AMD
    USbrand
    42.6
    79
    IBM
    USbrand
    42.6
    80
    Ryanair
    IEbrand
    42.6
    81
    Grok
    USproduct
    42.5
    82
    FBI
    USorganization
    42.5
    83
    oracle
    USorganization
    42.0
    84
    Nokia
    FIbrand
    41.7
    85
    GitHub
    product
    41.7
    86
    Twitch
    USbrand
    41.6
    87
    Rolex
    CHbrand
    41.6
    88
    JPMorgan Chase
    USbrand
    41.4
    89
    7-Eleven
    AUbrand
    41.4
    90
    Associated Press
    USorganization
    41.3
    91
    Delta Air Lines
    USbrand
    41.2
    92
    IMF
    USorganization
    41.2
    93
    United Airlines
    USbrand
    41.0
    94
    Xbox
    USbrand
    41.0
    95
    ESPN
    USbrand
    40.6
    96
    Marvel Comics
    USbrand
    40.6
    97
    IMAX
    product
    40.5
    98
    Fox News
    USbrand
    40.4
    99
    Rockstar Games
    USbrand
    40.2
    100
    Stellantis
    NLbrand
    39.9

    About this list

    This list ranks the most famous brands and products in the world as of September 2026, by overall global fame rather than one month's attention: the top 100 of 310 the rankings measured, frozen as the permanent record of that edition.

    YouTube is No. 1 on this list for September 2026. Behind YouTube come Facebook and Instagram.

    What famous means here

    Fame, in iFAMOUS, is how widely the world knows a name: how recognisable a person's name, face or work is, and how well people know who they are. It is assessed from extensive historical and current public data, some of it reaching back more than twenty years, and it is not merit, talent, importance or popularity on iFANN. The rankings model real-world global fame, not internet fame; the data is the instrument, not the subject. Activity on iFANN itself is excluded.

    The month in the title is the date of this edition, not the period measured. The list is a snapshot of overall fame as it stood when the issue was frozen: a name does not lose its place because one month was quiet, and a trending moment alone does not put a name here. Trending attention is published separately on ifann.net.

    How the list was ranked

    The iFANN Global Fame Rankings combine worldwide Wikipedia readership across languages, worldwide news coverage and search interest anchored against stable reference names, with search history reaching back to 2004. A twelve-month baseline sits behind the current reading and short-lived surges are capped, so the list reflects durable recognition rather than one week of headlines. Rankings are computed daily on ifann.net and frozen on the second day of the following month as that month's issue; a published issue never changes.

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    iFAMOUS is published by iFANN and powered by the iFANN Global Fame Rankings v5.70. Today's live standing for this list is on ifann.net; the journal freezes it once a month so it can be cited permanently.

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    Cite as
    "YouTube, No. 1 on The most famous brands and products", iFAMOUS No. 2 (September 2026), ifamous.org