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These brands are disrupting the status quo by changing consumer expectations. Though they span different industries, they possess a common characteristic; simplicity is at the core of experiences they deliver. They are empowering people, reimagining experience, removing friction and saving time.

1

 

Kuaishou

 

Internet retail

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Internet retail

2

 

Douyin

 

Internet retail

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Internet retail

3

 

bilibili

 

Media (newspapers, TV, online, mobile)

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Media (newspapers, TV, online, mobile)

4

KFC

31

Restaurants

Rank Change: +31
Industry: Restaurants

5

QQ

74

Social media

Rank Change: +74
Industry: Social media

6

7-Eleven

21

Retail / Health and beauty; drugstore

Rank Change: +21
Industry: Retail / Health and beauty; drugstore

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Japan

7

 

Missfresh

 

Internet retail

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Internet retail

9

 

Pinduoduo

 

Internet retail

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Internet retail

10

Baidu

28

Internet search

Rank Change: +28
Industry: Internet search

11

 

Cainiao

 

Shipping / Mail

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Shipping / Mail

12

Shentong Express

75

Shipping / Mail

Rank Change: +75
Industry: Shipping / Mail

13

S.F. Express

1

Shipping / Mail

Rank Change: -1
Industry: Shipping / Mail

14

YTO Express

57

Shipping / Mail

Rank Change: +57
Industry: Shipping / Mail

15

ANTA

11

Fitness

Rank Change: +11
Industry: Fitness

16

 

Bear Electric

 

Appliances

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Appliances

17

JD.com

2

Internet retail

Rank Change: -2
Industry: Internet retail

18

RT-Mart

19

Retail / Grocery

Rank Change: +19
Industry: Retail / Grocery

19

WeChat

3

Social media

Rank Change: +3
Industry: Social media

20

Taobao.com

37

Internet retail

Rank Change: +37
Industry: Internet retail

21

Vivo

11

Electronics

Rank Change: -11
Industry: Electronics

22

UNIQLO

21

Retail / Fashion; clothes

Rank Change: -21
Industry: Retail / Fashion; clothes

Also view in:

Global Japan United Kingdom

23

Midea

59

Appliances

Rank Change: +59
Industry: Appliances

24

Yunda Express

22

Shipping / Mail

Rank Change: -22
Industry: Shipping / Mail

25

OPPO

39

Electronics

Rank Change: +39
Industry: Electronics

26

HLA

35

Retail / Fashion; clothes

Rank Change: +35
Industry: Retail / Fashion; clothes

27

 

Hema

 

Internet retail

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Internet retail

28

Walmart

30

Retail/General (mega/department store)

Rank Change: +30
Industry: Retail/General (mega/department store)

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Global United States

29

Pizza Hut

48

Restaurants

Rank Change: +48
Industry: Restaurants

30

Tmall.com

17

Internet retail

Rank Change: +17
Industry: Internet retail

31

ZTO Express

2

Shipping / Mail

Rank Change: -2
Industry: Shipping / Mail

32

 

Red

 

Internet retail

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Internet retail

33

Philips

19

Electronics

Rank Change: -19
Industry: Electronics

34

 

Taier

 

Restaurants

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Restaurants

35

 

HEYTEA

 

Restaurants

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Restaurants

36

Li-Ning

3

Fitness

Rank Change: -3
Industry: Fitness

37

HaiDiLao Hot Pot

39

Restaurants

Rank Change: +39
Industry: Restaurants

38

Family Mart

13

Retail / Health and beauty; drugstore

Rank Change: +13
Industry: Retail / Health and beauty; drugstore

39

Youku

1

Social media

Rank Change: +1
Industry: Social media

40

iQIYI.com

24

Media (newspapers, TV, online, mobile)

Rank Change: -24
Industry: Media (newspapers, TV, online, mobile)

41

IKEA

12

Retail/General (mega/department store)

Rank Change: +12
Industry: Retail/General (mega/department store)

42

LY.com

6

Travel / Booking

Rank Change: -6
Industry: Travel / Booking

44

 

Home

 

Travel / Hotels

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Hotels

45

Suning

39

Retail/General (mega/department store)

Rank Change: -39
Industry: Retail/General (mega/department store)

46

 

Bosideng

 

Retail / Fashion; clothes

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Retail / Fashion; clothes

47

Sony

19

Electronics

Rank Change: -19
Industry: Electronics

48

 

MINISO

 

Retail / Grocery

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Retail / Grocery

49

 

Tencent Video

 

Media (newspapers, TV, online, mobile)

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Media (newspapers, TV, online, mobile)

50

Sephora

58

Retail / Health and beauty; drugstore

Rank Change: +58
Industry: Retail / Health and beauty; drugstore

52

 

Jinjiang

 

Travel / Hotels

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Hotels

53

 

Starbucks

 

Restaurants

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Restaurants

54

Huawei

12

Electronics

Rank Change: -12
Industry: Electronics

55

Deppon

42

Shipping / Mail

Rank Change: -42
Industry: Shipping / Mail

56

 

Qunar

 

Travel / Booking

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Booking

57

Han Ting

8

Travel / Hotels

Rank Change: -8
Industry: Travel / Hotels

58

Decathlon

55

Retail / Fashion; clothes

Rank Change: -55
Industry: Retail / Fashion; clothes

59

Douban

15

Social media

Rank Change: +15
Industry: Social media

60

TCL

35

Appliances

Rank Change: -35
Industry: Appliances

61

 

Toutiao

 

Media (newspapers, TV, online, mobile)

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Media (newspapers, TV, online, mobile)

62

 

Agricultural Bank of China

 

Banks / Retail

Rank Change: N/C
Industry: Banks / Retail

63

Tuniu

56

Travel / Booking

Rank Change: -56
Industry: Travel / Booking

64

 

Vanguard

 

Retail / Grocery

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Retail / Grocery

65

 

Peace Bird

 

Retail / Fashion; clothes

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Retail / Fashion; clothes

66

China Unicom

11

Telecommunications / Cell phone service providers

Rank Change: -11
Industry: Telecommunications / Cell phone service providers

67

China Southern Airlines

47

Travel / Air

Rank Change: +47
Industry: Travel / Air

68

Didi

17

Travel / Car rental

Rank Change: -17
Industry: Travel / Car rental

69

Weibo

2

Social media

Rank Change: -2
Industry: Social media

70

Tongrentang

10

Retail / Health and beauty; drugstore

Rank Change: -10
Industry: Retail / Health and beauty; drugstore

71

Xiaomi

52

Electronics

Rank Change: -52
Industry: Electronics

72

ZTE

38

Electronics

Rank Change: +38
Industry: Electronics

73

China Construction Bank

24

Banks / Retail

Rank Change: +24
Industry: Banks / Retail

74

 

Caocao

 

Travel / Car rental

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Car rental

75

Geely

24

Automotive

Rank Change: +24
Industry: Automotive

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Global Saudi Arabia

76

Haier

31

Appliances

Rank Change: -31
Industry: Appliances

Also view in:

Global India

77

GOME

8

Retail/General (mega/department store)

Rank Change: -8
Industry: Retail/General (mega/department store)

78

China Mobile

25

Telecommunications / Cell phone service providers

Rank Change: +25
Industry: Telecommunications / Cell phone service providers

79

 

Shouqi

 

Travel / Car rental

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Car rental

80

State Grid

26

Utilities

Rank Change: +26
Industry: Utilities

81

China Telecom

10

Telecommunications / Cell phone service providers

Rank Change: +10
Industry: Telecommunications / Cell phone service providers

82

China Gas

12

Utilities

Rank Change: -12
Industry: Utilities

83

 

Xpeng

 

Automotive

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Automotive

84

ASUS

16

Electronics

Rank Change: +16
Industry: Electronics

85

China National Petroleum Corp

11

Utilities

Rank Change: +11
Industry: Utilities

86

GREE

74

Appliances

Rank Change: -74
Industry: Appliances

87

China Eastern

82

Travel / Air

Rank Change: -82
Industry: Travel / Air

88

 

xiaozhu.com

 

Travel / Booking

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Booking

89

 

Home original chicken

 

Restaurants

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Restaurants

90

Lenovo

16

Electronics

Rank Change: -16
Industry: Electronics

91

 

Morphy Richards

 

Appliances

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Appliances

92

 

Wenheyou

 

Restaurants

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Restaurants

93

Marriott

8

Travel / Hotels

Rank Change: +8
Industry: Travel / Hotels

94

Bank of China

1

Banks / Retail

Rank Change: -1
Industry: Banks / Retail

95

ICBC

38

Banks / Retail

Rank Change: -38
Industry: Banks / Retail

96

Hyundai

11

Automotive

Rank Change: +11
Industry: Automotive

97

ctrip.com

26

Travel / Booking

Rank Change: -26
Industry: Travel / Booking

98

 

Honda

 

Automotive

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Automotive

Also view in:

Global Japan United States

100

 

China Water Affairs Group Limited

 

Utilities

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Utilities

101

 

Sinopec Group

 

Utilities

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Utilities

102

 

Four Seasons

 

Travel / Hotels

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Hotels

Also view in:

Saudi Arabia

103

Spring Airlines

8

Travel / Air

Rank Change: +8
Industry: Travel / Air

104

China Merchants Bank

12

Banks / Retail

Rank Change: -12
Industry: Banks / Retail

106

Taikang Life

6

Health insurance

Rank Change: +6
Industry: Health insurance

107

Bank of Communications

22

Banks / Retail

Rank Change: -22
Industry: Banks / Retail

108

Volkswagen

102

Automotive

Rank Change: -102
Industry: Automotive

109

People’s Insurance Company of China

7

General insurance

Rank Change: -7
Industry: General insurance

110

 

China Railway

 

Travel / Train

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Train

111

HP

76

Electronics

Rank Change: -76
Industry: Electronics

114

 

Saicmobility

 

Travel / Car rental

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Car rental

115

China Pacific Insurance

10

General insurance

Rank Change: -10
Industry: General insurance

116

Hainan Airlines

27

Travel / Air

Rank Change: -27
Industry: Travel / Air

117

 

Leading Idea

 

Automotive

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Automotive

118

China Southern Airline

42

Travel / Air

Rank Change: -42
Industry: Travel / Air

119

 

China National Offshore Oil Corporation

 

Utilities

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Utilities

120

 

Tesla

 

Automotive

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Automotive

Also view in:

Germany Global United States

121

Ping An Insurance

6

General insurance

Rank Change: -6
Industry: General insurance

122

 

CRRC Corporation Limited

 

Travel / Train

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Train

123

 

Mercedes-Benz

 

Automotive

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Automotive

124

 

Mandarin Oriental

 

Travel / Hotels

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Hotels

125

Air China

104

Travel / Air

Rank Change: -104
Industry: Travel / Air

126

 

NIO

 

Automotive

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Automotive

127

 

Hyatt

 

Travel / Hotels

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Hotels

Also view in:

Global India

128

Audi

97

Automotive

Rank Change: -97
Industry: Automotive

129

 

Booking

 

Travel / Booking

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Travel / Booking

130

Hilton

32

Travel / Hotels

Rank Change: -32
Industry: Travel / Hotels

131

China Life Insurance

23

Health insurance

Rank Change: -23
Industry: Health insurance

132

 

CHINA Taiping Insurance

 

General insurance

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: General insurance

133

Changan

20

Automotive

Rank Change: -20
Industry: Automotive

134

 

DJI

 

Electronics

Rank Change: N/A
Industry: Electronics

Industry Rankings

Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
950 12.6%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
936 8%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
878 N/A
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
747 10.6%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
693 6.9%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
691 N/A
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
686 5.5%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
624 9.7%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
614 19.3%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
601 9.1%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
561 9.9%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
560 N/A
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
530 13.2%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
529 6.5%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
525 9.5%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
510 9%

17

Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
489 9.5%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
479 14.3%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
477 8.6%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
445 6.5%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
422 9.4%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
415 10.1%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
411 6%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
368 8.4%
Industry Simplicity Score Simplicity Premium
240 7%

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