US consultancy company Interbrand released the top 100 best global brands for 2016, crowning Apple Inc with the top spot.The company said on its website that only truly global brands that have successfully transcended geographic and cultural boundaries can be included on the list of Best Global Brands.

Let's take a look at the top 10 best global brands.

No 10 GE

The famous GE clock on the exterior of the General Electric Building is pictured in Midtown Manhattan in New York, on October 18, 2015.

No 9 Mercedes-Benz

Dieter Zetsche, chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, speaks at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, on Jan 9, 2017.

No 8 Amazon

An Amazon Prime staff member runs with packages through a warehouse in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, on Nov 15, 2016.

No 7 Samsung

Visitors of South Korean manufacturer Samsung dive interactively into a virtual world at the CES technology trade fair in Las Vegas, on Jan 6, 2017.

No 6 IBM

A stand hostess touches a NAO Watson robot at the IBM stand at the 2016 CeBIT digital technology trade fair in Hanover, on Mar 14, 2016.

No 5 Toyota

A Toyota Concept-i is displayed at the 2017 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan 5, 2017.

No 4 Microsoft

The New York office of Microsoft is seen on Eighth Avenue, on Dec 20, 2016.

No 3 Coca-Cola

A vehicle drives past Coca-Cola Co signage seen on a delivery truck in Miami Beach, Florida, on Oct 24, 2016.

No 2 Google

Internet entrepreneur Ben Woldring gestures during the opening event of the new Google data center in Eemshaven, Netherlands, on Dec 6, 2016.

No 1 Apple

Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc, speaks during an event in San Francisco, on Sept 7, 2016.