Top 150 Global Licensors 2015

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1. THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

$45.2B (NYSE: DIS)

2. PVH CORP.

$18B (NYSE: PVH)

3. MEREDITH

$17.7B (NYSE: NDP)

4. ICONIX BRAND GROUP

$13B (NASDAQ: ICON)

5. MATTEL

$9B (NASDAQ: MAT)

6. SANRIO, INC.

$6.5B (OTC US: SNROF) (SANRIO, INC., IS A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF SANRIO CO., LTD.)

7. WARNER BROS. CONSUMER PRODUCTS

$6B (NYSE: TWX)

8. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

$5.5B (E) (PRIVATE)

9. NICKELODEON

$5.5B (NASDAQ: VIAB, VIA)

10. HASBRO

$5.06B (NASDAQ: HAS)

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$4.55B (PRIVATE) (AN IMG COMPANY)

12. RAINBOW

$4.3B (PRIVATE)

13. IBML (INTERNATIONAL BRAND MANAGEMENT & LICENSING)

$4B (PRIVATE)

14. WESTINGHOUSE

$3.995B (NASDAQ: WEST)

15. GENERAL MOTORS

$3.5B (NYSE: GM)

16. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

$3.5B (E) (PRIVATE)

17. DREAMWORKS ANIMATION

$3.3B (NASDAQ: DWA)

18. AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP

$3.2B (PRIVATE)

19. NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

$3.2B (E) (PRIVATE)

20. PENTLAND BRANDS

$3B (PRIVATE)

21. PROCTER & GAMBLE

$3B (E) (NYSE: PG)

22. ELECTROLUX

$2.7B (NASDAQ: ELUXY)

23. FERRARI

$2.6B (PRIVATE)

24. RALPH LAUREN

$2.5B (E) (NASDAQ: RL)

25. WEIGHT WATCHERS INTERNATIONAL

$2.5B (NYSE: WTW) (INCLUDES WEIGHT WATCHERS SMART ONES BY HEINZ)

The Walt Disney Company reported $45.2 billion in total retail sales of licensed products worldwide, a significant increase of almost 10 percent ($4.3 billion) over 2013, driven by the success of its newest franchises “Frozen,” “Guardians of the Galaxy

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” and “Avengers.”

There are 18 new licensors that joined the list this year and represented a combined total of almost $5 billion in retail sales of licensed merchandise in 2014. They include Technicolor, Endemol Shine Group, German Football Association, Bromelia Produçoes, Volkswagen, m4e, DHX Media, Eric Carle Studio, Condé Nast, Jane Seymour Designs, Gold's Gym, Smithsonian, 4K Media, Rodale, Bethany Mota, Minor League Baseball, 41 Entertainment and Art Licensing International.

The Top 10 Global Licensors reported an increase in retail sales of more than $131.4 billion in 2014, up from $126.9 billion in 2013 and $112 billion in 2012. The Top 10 global licensors now account for slightly more than 50 percent of overall retail sales.