YouTube has been named as the number one brand among young people in a piece of research by The Beans Group, the Youth 100, revealing the top 100 brands according to 18-24s.
On 25 October at an exclusive breakfast launch at Google’s Campus London, The Beans Group launched the Youth 100 report and presented winners across 18 categories, from entertainment, drinks and retail to fast food, technology, fashion and more, as well as crowning YouTube as number one.
The event was attended by trade press, marketing professionals from featured brands, top agencies and the expert contributors who shared their insights in the published Youth 100 report.
Over 1,000 students from across the UK took part in this research and here is the full Youth 100:
- YouTube // 2. Wikipedia // 3. Cadbury // 4. Google // 5. BBC // 6. skype // 7. Doritos // 8. Boots // 9. Amazon // 10. Cancer Research // 11. H&M // 12. Converse // 13. Pringles // 14. Costa // 15. Visa // 16. Kettle Chips // 17. Haribo // 18. Facebook // 19. Greggs // 20. Channel 4 // 21. E4 // 22. Domino’s // 23. Millie’s Cookies // 24. Apple // 25. McCoys // 26. Sony // 27. Alton Towers // 28. Wetherspoons // 29. PizzaExpress // 30. Walkers // 31. Starbucks // 32. Microsoft // 33. Post Office // 34. Krispy Kreme // 35. The Co-operative // 36. IKEA // 37. Coca Cola // 38. Vans // 39. Spotify // 40. Samsung // 41. Heinz Beanz // 42. Thorpe Park // 43. Hellman’s Mayo // 44. Subway // 45. Kopparberg // 46. Cineworld // 47. New Look // 48. Jagermeister // 49. Innocent // 50. NUS // 51. River Island // 52. Primark // 53. Office // 54. Cafe Nero // 55. Nando’s // 56. Morrisons // 57. National Rail // 58. Odeon // 59. PayPal // 60. Schuh // 61. Lidl // 62. Uncle Ben’s rice // 63. Oxfam // 64. Waterstones // 65. TK Maxx // 66. Sky // 67. BT // 68. Paperchase // 69. Topman // 70. Durex // 71. Malibu // 72. Lush // 73. MAC // 74. Birds Eye Fish Fingers // 75. HMV // 76. Waitrose // 77. Zara // 78. Levi’s // 79. Smirnoff // 80. Baileys // 81. O2 // 82. The Guardian // 83. McDonald’s // 84. TopShop // 85. Pepsi // 86. Coco Pops // 87. Argos // 88. Bacardi // 89. Nescafe // 90. WH Smith // 91. Accessorize // 92. Body Shop // 93. ASOS // 94. Twitter // 95. WKD // 96. Frijj // 97. Instagram // 98. Carphone Warehouse // 99. Metro // 100. National Express
Category winners:
Fast food: Greggs
Food: Heinz Beanz
Snacks: Cadbury
Beer & Cider: Kopparberg
Spirits & Wine: Jägermeister
Drinks (non-alcoholic): Costa
Entertainment: Alton Towers
Technology: Apple
Retail: H&M
Banks & Finance: VISA
Online shopping: Amazon
Health & Beauty: Boots
Fashion: Converse
Travel: National Rail
Media: BBC
Websites & Apps: YouTube
Mobile Providers & ISPs: Sky
Charities & Campaigns: Cancer Research UK