The Soulscale Index

The onlyindex that provesyou can scale yourbrand withoutlosing its soul.

We measured 100 of the world’smost valuable brands. Here’swhose soul survived.

Brand Soul

Three dimensions
of a brand’s soul.

HEADWhat it thinks

Conviction

What the brand believes in. Its independence of mind — an unborrowed point of view that resists category conformity and consensus drift.

Does it think for itself, or borrow its beliefs from the category?

HANDSWhat it makes

Craft

What the brand makes. The obsession with the product or service — uncompromised tactile quality, detail, and care at scale.

Does the making stay uncompromised at scale, or get engineered down?

HEARTHow it acts

Character

How the brand acts when tested. Its backbone — holding firm when doing the right thing costs real profit, margin, or convenience.

Does it hold the line when integrity is expensive?

Highest Soulscale Score

Hermès

Rank #1 · 73/100

Average Soulscale Score

49.9

across 100 brands

Greatest Soulscale Gap

Instagram

Financial #8 · Soul #90

Top 5 by Soul

Soulscale Rank · Score

1

Hermès

2
IB #21Soulful

73.0

/100

2

Ferrari

2
IB #54Soulful

71.0

/100

3

LEGO

9
IB #50Soulful

68.0

/100

4

Cartier

26
IB #73Soulful

66.0

/100

5

GE Aerospace

6
IB #44Soulful

66.0

/100

The Leaderboard

Sector
Sort
SoulBrandScoreShare
1

Hermès

2

Luxury

73.0
Soulful
2

Ferrari

2

Auto

71.0
Soulful
3

LEGO

9

Toys

68.0
Soulful
4

Cartier

26

Luxury

66.0
Soulful
5

GE Aerospace

6

Industrial

66.0
Soulful
6

Toyota

3

Auto

66.0
Soulful
7

Prada

3

Luxury

64.0
Soulful
8

NVIDIA

3

Tech

64.0
Soulful
9

Apple

5

Tech

63.0
Soulful
10

Honda

7

Auto

62.0
Soulful
11

Shopify

11

Tech

62.0
Soulful
12

Porsche

10

Auto

62.0
Soulful
13

Sony

12

Electronics

61.0
Soulful
14

Mercedes-Benz

3

Auto

61.0
Soulful
15

UNIQLO

2

Apparel

60.0
Soulful
16

Visa

11

Financial

59.0
Soulstrained
17

Sephora

7

Beauty

59.0
Soulstrained
18

Schneider Electric

7

Industrial

59.0
Soulstrained
19

Huawei

14

Tech

59.0
Soulstrained
20

Kia

9

Auto

58.0
Soulstrained
21

BlackRock

11

Financial

58.0
Soulstrained
22

Salesforce

13

Tech

57.0
Soulstrained
23

Nasdaq

19

Financial

57.0
Soulstrained
24

Siemens

5

Industrial

57.0
Soulstrained
25

Amazon

14

Tech

57.0
Soulstrained
26

MasterCard

8

Financial

56.0
Soulstrained
27

Hyundai

11

Auto

56.0
Soulstrained
28

Caterpillar

4

Industrial

56.0
Soulstrained
29

Adobe

12

Tech

56.0
Soulstrained
30

L'Oréal Paris

5

Beauty

55.0
Soulstrained
31

Nespresso

11

Beverages

55.0
Soulstrained
32

Disney

10

Media

55.0
Soulstrained
33

Tesla

10

Auto

55.0
Soulstrained
34

Philips

7

Healthcare

54.0
Soulstrained
35

J.P. Morgan

15

Financial

54.0
Soulstrained
36

Nintendo

4

Electronics

54.0
Soulstrained
37

BMW

3

Auto

53.0
Soulstrained
38

adidas

14

Apparel

53.0
Soulstrained
39

Oracle

12

Tech

53.0
Soulstrained
40

Danone

12

Food

53.0
Soulstrained
41

Colgate

6

FMCG

52.0
Soulstrained
42

IKEA

12

Home

52.0
Soulstrained
43

AXA

4

Financial

52.0
Soulstrained
44

IBM

1

Tech

52.0
Soulstrained
45

Volkswagen

8

Auto

52.0
Soulstrained
46

Nike

7

Apparel

52.0
Soulstrained
47

John Deere

8

Industrial

52.0
Soulstrained
48

Allianz

6

Financial

51.0
Soulstrained
49

3M

2

Industrial

51.0
Soulstrained
50

BYD

4

Auto

51.0
Soulstrained
51

UPS

8

Logistics

50.0
Soulstrained
52

Range Rover

8

Auto

50.0
Soulstrained
53

Audi

6

Auto

50.0
Soulstrained
54

Pampers

13

FMCG

49.0
Soulless
55

Dior

3

Luxury

49.0
Soulless
56

FedEx

4

Logistics

49.0
Soulless
57

Microsoft

11

Tech

49.0
Soulless
58

Gillette

7

FMCG

48.0
Soulless
59

Chanel

14

Luxury

48.0
Soulless
60

Goldman Sachs

20

Financial

48.0
Soulless
61

eBay

13

Tech

47.0
Soulless
62

Monster

1

Beverages

47.0
Soulless
63

Tiffany & Co.

6

Luxury

47.0
Soulless
64

Cisco

10

Tech

47.0
Soulless
65

Louis Vuitton

8

Luxury

47.0
Soulless
66

Pandora

5

Luxury

47.0
Soulless
67

SAP

13

Tech

46.0
Soulless
68

Dell

1

Tech

46.0
Soulless
69

Coca-Cola

6

Beverages

46.0
Soulless
70

Uber

2

Travel

46.0
Soulless
71

Google

10

Tech

46.0
Soulless
72

Budweiser

12

Beverages

45.0
Soulless
73

Accenture

18

Business Services

45.0
Soulless
74

Samsung

6

Tech

44.0
Soulless
75

Qualcomm

17

Tech

43.0
Soulless
76

Corona

5

Beverages

42.0
Soulless
77

LinkedIn

4

Media

42.0
Soulless
78

Nescafé

3

Beverages

42.0
Soulless
79

Zara

1

Apparel

42.0
Soulless
80

Gucci

10

Luxury

42.0
Soulless
81

McDonald's

6

Restaurants

42.0
Soulless
82

DHL

10

Logistics

41.0
Soulless
83

HP

1

Tech

41.0
Soulless
84

YouTube

3

Media

41.0
Soulless
85

Xiaomi

1

Tech

40.0
Soulless
86

Intel

2

Tech

39.0
Soulless
87

Airbnb

2

Travel

39.0
Soulless
88

Pepsi

6

Beverages

38.0
Soulless
89

Spotify

4

Media

38.0
Soulless
90

Instagram

6

Tech

36.0
Soulless
91

Booking.com

2

Travel

36.0
Soulless
92

Facebook

7

Media

36.0
Soulless
93

Netflix

15

Media

35.0
Soulless
94

Santander

3

Financial

33.0
Soulless
95

Nissan

4

Auto

33.0
Soulless
96

PayPal

9

Financial

31.0
Soulless
97

Citi

2

Financial

30.0
Soulless
98

Nestlé

1

Food

30.0
Soulless
99

H&M

7

Apparel

29.0
Soulless
100

HSBC

4

Financial

29.0
Soulless