South Africa is home to the continent’s most advanced, diversified, and productive economy, and the third largest after Egypt and Nigeria.
Combined, the top 30 most valuable brands in South Africa have a total brand value of $31.6bn. Highlights from this latest report, which is based on the opinions of more than 42,000 consumers about 844 brands across 56 categories, reveals:
- First National Bank is the most valuable South African brand, worth $3.4bn
- Standard Bank ($3.0bn) is the second most valuable brand, with telecoms brands, MTN (No.3; $2.8bn), Vodacom (No.4; $2.7bn) and alcohol brand Castle (No.5; $2.0bn) completing the top 5
- The Financial Services category is the largest in the ranking with 11 brands and a total value of $13.6bn
- The fastest risers demonstrate that growth is never the prerogative of a single category and include healthcare provider, Mediclinic (+13%), banking brand, Absa (+12%) and alcohol brand, Brutal Fruit (+5%)
- Brands that have improved their Pricing Power have seen the least brand value decline, including Woolworths (No.8; $1.2bn), one of the fastest risers in this year’s ranking
Discover how South Africa’s most valuable brands have faced the challenges of the past year and charted a path to add value through differentiation, pricing, sustainability and more in the latest report.
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A combination of innovation, attracting new customers, and successful pricing strategies has seen Financial Services, Fast Food and Retail brands among the most resilient in the 2023 South African brand ranking, despite challenging economic conditions. Take a quick look at the highlights from the report in this infographic, featuring the full list of the top 30 most valuable South African brands, the top 10, category overview, top risers, re-entries and the highest performers on key equity metrics.
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Watch the countdown video to celebrate the top 30 most valuable South African brands of 2023. The most valuable brands have built powerful connections allowing them to create shareholder value faster, resist market downturns, and recover sooner from recessions. Brands with powerful customer connections have three essential qualities: they are meaningful, different, and salient.Methodology
To be eligible for inclusion in this ranking, the brand must have been created in South Africa and be owned by an enterprise listed on a credible stock exchange. Private brands must have financial statements available in the public domain. Learn more about the methodology behind Kantar BrandZ brand valuation rankings. In this video, we walk through the methodology behind our brand valuation rankings, a three-step process, which uses financial value and brand contribution to determine the brand’s value.
Despite the challenges of the economy, the Top 30 South African brands have held their own and grown their value by 21% to $34.9 billion over the last year.
Telecoms provider MTN is crowned the new number in 2022’s South African ranking, with a brand value of $3.7 billion. Leaping up four places, MTN is also the fastest riser having grown its brand value by 85%, achieved by a combination of overseas expansion and sound strategic positioning.
First National Bank ranks second place this year, with a brand value of $3.5 billion, and Vodacom is number three with a brand value of $3.1 billion.
Investec is the second fastest-rising brand, growing its value by 74% to $700 million, followed by retail brand, Checkers, which grew its value by 59% to $531 million.
Find out more about the brands riding the waves of resilience, resourcefulness, and recovery in the full report. Explore a new framework for understanding what drives value for brands, with additional insights on the role of sustainability, global expansion, technological approaches and more.
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First National Bank leads as the most valuable brand in 2021’s South African ranking, with a brand value of $2.7 billion.
Its investment in banking-from-home solutions, cashless transactions, and programmes that cut basic banking costs and enabled its customers to put off payments during the pandemic have contributed to its high performance across all brand equity metrics.
Vodacom moves up the ranking to second place this year, with a brand value of $2.57 billion, with beer brand Castle holding steady at number three with a brand value of $2.52 billion.
Emerging ecommerce retailer Takealot enters the brand ranking at number 23 as the only newcomer, with a brand value of $446 million. Consumers are finding the brand fulfils their needs in a way that increases both trust and relevance.
At number 7, Discovery is the fastest-rising brand, growing its value by 27% to $1.4 billion. It was one of the fastest-thinking brands in its response to the pandemic, introducing a digital healthcare consultation service, not only for its customers, but for all who needed it.
Find out more about the brands making significant gains in value in the full report, and the signals of recovery. Explore a new framework for understanding what creates value for brands, with additional insights on the role of sustainability, creativity, digital-first approaches and more.
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