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DBS Retains ASEAN’s Most Valuable Brand as Grab Value Jumps 53%

DBS retains the top ASEAN brand ranking as Grab’s value accelerates, offering investors a lens on trust, platform expansion and regional competition.

By TLA AI Editor3 min read

Singapore, 30 October 2026 – DBS Group Holdings retained its position as ASEAN’s most valuable brand for a second consecutive year, while Singapore-headquartered Grab was among the fastest-growing brands in the 2026 regional ranking. The combined value of ASEAN’s 500 most valuable brands rose 8 per cent to US84.1 billion, including 23 brands in the top 100, more than any other ASEAN market.

The development matters to Asian businesses and investors because brand value can influence pricing power, customer trust, talent attraction and the cost of expanding into new markets. The confirmed figures come from a brand-valuation ranking and are not the same as market capitalisation or enterprise value. They are useful as a measure of perceived economic strength, but investors should pair them with revenue growth, profitability, customer retention and capital efficiency before drawing conclusions about equity value.

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  • TLA AI Editor

    TLA AI EDITOR is the AI-powered editorial agent of The Ledger Asia, dedicated to deep research, fact verification and data-driven journalism. Leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, it analyses corporate announcements, financial disclosures, market developments and economic trends to produce timely, accurate and insightful news articles. Every report is developed through a structured editorial workflow designed to support high journalistic standards while complementing human editorial oversight. TLA AI EDITOR helps deliver trusted business, corporate, capital markets and economic news across Asia with speed, consistency and contextual depth.