World Brand Lab released its World's Most Influential Brands of 2010 on December 22 in New York and 17 Chinese brands are listed.

US social networking website Facebook topped the list this year, rising 9 spots from last year. Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corporation were ranked second and third.

Of the 17 Chinese brands listed, CCTV, China Mobile, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and State Grid Corporation of China made the top 100.

The 17 Chinese brands on the World's 500 Most Influential Brands list: