Best Brand Rankings 2021 South Korea

Samsung tops YouGov’s Best Brand Rankings 2021 South Kroea

YouGov analysis reveals Samsung as the best ranked brand amongst consumers in South Korea.

The rankings are based on the Index score from YouGov BrandIndex, which is a comprehensive measure of overall brand health calculated by taking the average of Impression, Quality, Value, Satisfaction, Recommend and Reputation.

Samsung tops South Korea's best brand list with an overall score of 47.8

In South Korea, the best brand was Samsung, with an average score of 47.8. Ottogi occupied the second spot with a score of 42.9. The third and fourth positions were Tylenol and LG, with the score of 38.0 and 33.9 respectively. Kakao Bank rounding out the top five with a score of 31.2.

Chart shows the brands with the highest average Index score between October 1st, 2020 to September 30th, 2021

Tylenol is the most improved brand in South Korea

Tylenol topped South Korea's most improved brand list this year, with a rise of +9.2 points. The competition of the next two spots was fierce, with Korean Air coming in a second (up +4.6 points) and Samsung occupying the third spot with an increase of +4.3 points. The fourth position was K Bank (up +3.4 points). The top five improver list was completed by yanolja, with a rise of +3.3 points.

Scores show average data from October 1st, 2020 to September 30th, 2021, compared to October 1st, 2019 to September 30th, 2020

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Methodology: 

The brands in YouGov Annual Rankings were ranked based on the Index score, which is a measure of overall brand health calculated by taking the average of Impression, Quality, Value, Satisfaction, Recommend and Reputation.

The Index Rankings chart shows the brands with the highest average Index scores between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021. The Index Improvers chart ranks the brands with the highest increase in Index, comparing scores from the previous 12-month period. To be included in the improver list, the variance must be positive. Both scores are representative of the general population of adults 18+ (some are online representative).

All Index scores listed have been rounded to a single decimal place; however, we have used additional precision to assign ranks. All brands have been tracked for at least 6 months to be included in the rankings and have been tracked for at least 18 months to appear in the Improvers tables.

For this year’s global list, YouGov used data from 54 markets – data from markets that cover three sectors or fewer were not counted in the top 10. The rankings use the Index score which assesses overall brand health. It takes into account perceptions of a brand’s reputation and whether consumers would recommend the brand to others, as well as whether it represents good value and quality.

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