3. Google: The owner of the most used search engine, Google, has made notable improvement since 2008 and increased 90 slots over the past five years. Google is placed 26^th in the top 100 but is the 3^rd most powerful technological brand. With its brand value at 37.6 billion dollars, Google offers services like Google Search, Google Maps, Google Earth, and it leads the Android mobile operating system. It also provides online productivity software like Gmail, Google Drive and social networking site, Google+.

4. Yahoo!: Famously known for its search engine Yahoo Search, this company was ranked 4^th for the most powerful technological brand. According to CoreBrand, Yahoo stands 28^th in the worlds’ most valuable brands for the year 2014. Yahoo also provides services like Yahoo Dictionary, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Groups, Yahoo Answers, online advertising, online mapping, video calling, and its social media website.

5. Sony: The first thing that comes to mind when Sony is mentioned is the moneymaking monster PlayStation. Sony is the 5^th most powerful brand in tech and the 31^st in the world’s most valuable brands, though slipped 12 spots in the last five years. Being the leading manufacturer of electronic products, Sony mainly concentrates on electronics, game, entertainment, and financial service sectors.

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