Google was started in January 1996, as a research project by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Ph.D. students of Stanford University. Initially, this search engine ran with the domain google.stanford.edu but due to its groundbreaking success, the domain name Google was registered on September 15, 1997 and finally on September 4, 1998, Google Inc.

Brand Value    : 44,294 USD $ Millions

Market Cap    : 143,016 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010  : 2 ^nd place

No.2 Microsoft

Brand Value : 42,805  USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 165,724 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 5 ^th Place

No. 3 Walmart

Brand Value : 36,220 USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 154,324 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 1 ^st Place 

No.4 IBM

Brand Value : 36,157 USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 189,717 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 4 ^th Place

No.5 Vodafone

Brand Value : 30,674  USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 192,455 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 7 ^th Place 

No.6 Bank of America

Brand Value : 30,619 USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 120,195 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 12 ^th Place 

No. 7 GE 

Brand Value : 30,504 USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 475,066 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 6 ^th Place 

No.8 Apple

Brand Value : 29,543 USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 244,381 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 20 ^th Place 

No.9 Wells Fargo

Brand Value : 28,944 USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 136,069 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 15 ^th Place 

No.10 AT&T 

Brand Value : 28,884 USD $ Millions

Market Cap : 235,987 USD $ Millions

Rank in 2010 : 11 ^th Place