Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February three, 2011

According to brand analytics firm, Heardable (http://heardable.com), it pays to be Liked! The company has just released its ranked list of the most popular brands on Facebook based on the total number of “Likes” the brand’s Facebook page has received. The outcomes may possibly surprise you.

Zynga’s Texas Hold Em was named The Most Well-known Brand on Facebook. Zynga is a software organization that connects the world via gaming applications such as Farmville, Treasure Isle, and Cafe World. Texas Hold Em is the #1 on the web poker game in the globe. The brand’s site address is Zyn.ga (http://www.zyn.ga) and their Facebook page is (http://www.facebook.com/TexasHoldEm).

Corporate brands comprised only 24% of the top rated 100 list. A whopping 76% of the most common brands on Facebook are musical artists, sports stars, and tv/film personalities or properties.

A handful of corporate brands that created it into the top 100 list: ????

Disney ranked #27 with 16,514,605 likes.

Victoria’s Secret ranked #48 with 11,277,756 likes.

McDonalds ranked #89 with 7,023,465 likes.

Popular brands that did not make the best 100 list:

Sony with 417,792 likes.

Vogue with 1,202,647 likes.

Nike with three,830,993 likes.

Heardable’s list of the 100 Most Well-liked Brands on Facebook is part of its new H-labs scoring technology which takes Facebook’s API feed and maps the outcomes against a database of 1.two million brands in the Heardable platform to rank order the most Liked brands in the globe. The list is updated in genuine-time whenever a brand is re-scanned on Heardable.com, or when our robots crawl our database every single day.

“They say life is not a recognition contest, but do not tell that to the world’s most productive brands, most of whom have decided 2011 is the year to make use of Facebook as a significant social media marketing and advertising car to capture client feedback, produce buzz, expand awareness, and boost site visitors,” mentioned Jon Samsel, CEO of Heardable. “Thousands of brands will launch exciting Facebook promotions this year for the sole objective of growing their Like count. What’s incredible is how swiftly Facebook Likes have become one particular of the best metrics symbolizing on the web brand effectiveness. Of course, becoming Liked isn’t the only metric that matters, but it really is a social statistic than can be easily benchmarked against the competition and earmarked for improvement.”

Abbreviated List of The 20 Most Popular Brands on Facebook, Sorted by # of Fans

1. Zynga/Texas Hold’em Poker – 34,881,303

2. Facebook – 32,990,850

three. Michael Jackson – 27,854,985

4. Lady Gaga – 27,247,541

five. Eminem – 26,737,337

6. YouTube – 26,414,309

7. Rihanna – 22,175,594

8. Coca-Cola – 22,121,765

9. Linkin Park – 21,883,019

ten. South Park – 21,334,899

11. Megan Fox – 20,563,023

12. Vin Diesel – 20,339,675

13. Justin Beiber – 19,773,382

14. Shakira – 19,767,996

15. The Simpsons – 19,427,129

16. Starbucks – 19,391,045

17. Twilight – 19,134,438

18. Lil Wayne – 19,105,569

19. Cristiano Ronaldo – 18,915,131

20. Bob Marley – 18,903,061

To locate out what all the fuss is about, head on over to The 100 Most Common Facebook Brands list oneself at: http://heardable.com/top rated_100_brands_on_Facebook

About Heardable:

Heardable is the top on the internet brand benchmarking and analysis tool that measures the brand wellness of any organization in less than 30 seconds, allowing users to immediately compare companies by market or nearby zip code. Type in any URL and start off your scan. The higher the score, the much better you’re performing. And yes, it actually is that simple. With 1.two million brands and more than 650 million data variables currently stored in our database, Heardable’s ‘big data’ repository can be utilized by any organization seeking for approaches to optimize their on-line efficiency, boost brand awareness, and boost income. Heardable, Inc. is a privately held company based in Los Angeles, CA.

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