Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Signs of fast food restaurants are seen along a busy street in Los Angeles.
Photographs: David McNew/Reuters

Brands across the world are using social-media tools to attract customers and retain their loyalty. From Facebook to Twitter, companies are going all out to create brand loyalty.

Here we take a look at 20 brands that are way ahead of the pack on Twitter.

Source: Business Insider

Click NEXT to see the top 20 brands on Twitter.

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Whole Foods grocery store worker Tim Owen trims the tops of organic carrots in the produce section of the store in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Photographs: Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Whole Foods

Followers: 2,732,000

Tweeting since: June 16, 2008

Global rank: 1

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Customers are seen at a Starbucks coffee store, which displays the old logo in Paris.
Photographs: Regis Duvignau/Reuters

Starbucks

Followers: 2,625,000

Tweeting since: November 29, 2006

Global rank: 2

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: People walk at the main office building of Samsung Electronics in Seoul.
Photographs: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

Samsung

Followers: 2,016,000

Tweeting since: May 12, 2011

Global rank: 3

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Jet Blue airplanes are see at JFK Airport in New York.
Photographs: Jacob Silberberg/Reuters

Jet Blue

Followers: 1,676,000

Tweeting since: May 30, 2007

Global rank: 4

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Toms has been Tweeting since 2008.
Photographs: Courtesy, Toms

Toms

Followers: 1,666,000

Tweeting since: June 4, 2008

Global rank: 5

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Etsy is ranked sixth.
Photographs: Courtesy, Etsy

Etsy

Followers: 1,652,000

Tweeting since: November 19, 2008

Global rank: 6

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Woot has been Tweeting since 2007.
Photographs: Courtesy, Woot

Woot

Followers: 1,634,000

Tweeting since: January 30, 2007

Global rank: 7

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Midway Airport in Chicago.
Photographs: Jeff Haynes/Reuters

Southwest Airlines

Followers: 1,355,000

Tweeting since: July 2, 2007

Global rank: 8

...

Tags: Southwest Airlines , Followers

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: A Sony Playstation console is displayed at an electronics shop in Tokyo.
Photographs: Kim Kyung Hoon/Reuters

Playstation

Followers: 1,329,000

Tweeting since: November 27, 2007

Global rank: 9

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: A BlackBerry handset is displayed in Washington, DC.
Photographs: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Research In Motion (BlackBerry)

Followers: 998,000

Tweeting since: April 29, 2008

Global rank: 10

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: A security person walks past the entrance of the second-largest European Pepsi plant, near Bucharest, Romania.
Photographs: Bogdan Cristel/Reuters

Pepsi

Followers: 848,000

Tweeting since: December 15, 2008

Global rank: 11

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: A view of a Verizon Wireless counter in Boca Raton, California.
Photographs: Joe Skipper/Reuters

Verizon Wireless

Followers: 746,000

Tweeting since: July 24, 2009

Global rank: 12

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: A Coca-Cola truck fills up with diesel fuel at a gas station in Carlsbad, California.
Photographs: Mike Blake/Reuters

Coca-Cola

Followers: 566,000

Tweeting since: March 26, 2009

Global rank: 13

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: American Express and American Express corporate cards are pictured in Encinitas, California.
Photographs: Mike Blake/Reuters

American Express

Followers: 533,000

Tweeting since: May 26, 2009

Global rank: 14

...

Tags: American Express , Followers

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: A worker drills a hole underneath the McDonald's brand sign at a store of the global fast food chain in Berlin.
Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters

McDonald's

Followers: 516,000

Tweeting since: September 2, 2009

Global rank: 15

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Nike running shoes are shown on display and for sale at a store in Encinitas, California.
Photographs: Mike Blake/Reuters

Nike

Followers: 475,000

Tweeting since: November 18, 2011

Global rank: 16

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Delta Airlines MD-90 at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta.
Photographs: Tami Chappell/Reuters

Delta

Followers: 340,000

Tweeting since: May 10, 2007

Global rank: 17

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Shoppers checkout at a Target store in Virginia.
Photographs: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Target

Followers: 338,000

Tweeting since: November 11, 2009

Global rank: 18

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: Adidas sport shoes Adizero are on display at the Adidas innovation laboratory in Herzogenaurach, Germany.
Photographs: Michael Dalder/Reuters

Adidas

Followers: 285,000

Tweeting since: February 8, 2009

Global rank: 19

...

Tags:

Top 20 brands in the world

Image: The inside of a Best Buy store is seen in New York.
Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Best Buy

Followers: 266,000

Tweeting since: November 19, 2008

Global rank: 20

Tags:

More