It’s a very American Centered image, but many of the brands listed in the infographic below are global brands, and when one considers that all these are owned by just 10 companies, it’s got to get some questions forming in your mind…..

I found the original in a Huffington Post article.

Contrast these with another article (posted in June 2011) suggesting 10 Global and US brands that will no longer exist by the end of 2012.

  • Sony Pictures
  • A&W
  • SAAB
  • AmericanĀ Apparel
  • Sears
  • Sony Ericson
  • Kellogg’s Corn Pops
  • My Space
  • Soap Opera Digest
  • Nokia

I imagine the only reason BlackBerry isn’t there is because nobody will buy it?

If you’d like to see the full size image, simply click on this smaller one embedded below.