The World's Favourite Brands

What is the first thing that you do when you wake up? Me, I check my phone. I want to know the messages I've got, check my feed on Instagram, and of course, see the emails I've got from college. This is how pretty much all millennials start off with their day.

In today's world, the top 10 brands that are an integral part of our lives are:

• Amazon
• Apple
• Netflix
• Facebook
• Google
• Instagram
• Uber
• WhatsApp
• YouTube
• Gmail

While all the apps are easily accessible, they are free as well. Some of these apps like Netflix, YouTube,  and Amazon Prime give you a movie-theatre experience at a very meager cost. Although Netflix was costly for a middle-class Indian, there is no longer a home that doesn't have Netflix. Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are all social networking apps that connect you to people who may live 5000 miles away. Literally having a logo that is from A to Z, Amazon has everything you need, from daily necessities to items you can splurge on. Apple is a status symbol for many while some can just not live without an iPhone. Uber is now running on the top of the list of our most widely picked travel services. Just like God, Google is everywhere. And Gmail, it has saved me many a time. 

Having had an early start, Google, Gmail, and YouTube are some of the platforms that still remain on the most used and searched apps to date. Widening our perspectives and choices, then came WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Netflix, working hard to never reach a point where it'll fail us. Thinking about the huge rush inside the shops, long queues to the billing counters, and digging deep inside the cloths to find the pricetags, doesn't seem very enticing. Shopping online is very much a priority for everyone. All these brands communicate through social networking. Apple for eg. is a great conversation starter. It's not like Uber became famous without word of mouth. Of course, the most obvious thing that connects a few of these apps is Mark Zuckerberg.

Talking about the differences that they have amongst themselves, the major brand that stands apart is Google. A search engine, it eas created to cater to all the doubts and questions that a human can have. It is not a social networking site, nor does it connect you with people. While Uber is an online taxi service that connects you with a driver who'll take you to your destination, Apple is a smartphone. I'm sure the iPhone doesn't need an introduction. Amazon is a brand that is synonymous with online shopping. Be it a broom that you need or a high-end vacuum cleaner, Amazon has got it all for you. For people who want to watch the best series' or the latest films with the most amazing stories, Netflix is your go-to destination. If you want to see original content by small-time and big-time creators, YouTube gives it all. Be it the new BTS song you want to listen to, or the movie trailer you want to see, or even better, if you want to see a web series, YouTube has it all. If Gmail helps you with sending emails and connecting with your bosses or teachers, it can also save your life when you have to submit a very important assignment. Coming to the last three brands, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are all social networking apps. I can understand your pain if you feel that there's not one day that can go by without using these apps. But, coming to the difference between the three, Whatsapp is a messaging app where you can talk and interact with people through chats. Facebook is an app where you can message people, broadcast your life, and even post pictures and videos. Instagram is just like an upgraded version of Facebook where the app has been upgraded and more new.

These are the world's favorite brands. But just like wise old men say, too much of anything is not good. The fine line between over usage and correct usage is slowly blurring. Nobody seems to know when to stop anymore. If we fail to control ourselves, which we already did, we'll end up just going further down the rabbit hole we are already falling headfirst into.