Apple leaves Coke flat in global top brand survey By: CNBC.com News September 30, 2013 at 07:34 AM EDT Apple was named the world's most valuable brand on Monday, taking the fizz out of Coca-Cola's 13-year run at the top of an annual survey. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple Coca-Cola Enterprises General Electric Google, Inc. Intel Corp International Business Machines McDonald's Corp Microsoft Omnicom Group