World’s Most Counterfeited Brands

Brands are the ultimate attraction for people globally. But brand counterfeiting is a major threat that is faced by all the leading brands. Besides maintaining top-quality products they have to counter the replica market by reaching out to the consumers. In order to deal with counterfeiting, brands have to adopt some exceptional measures. Our list of most counterfeited brands will showcase some major brands and their struggle to counter the replica mafia. Most of these major brands are related to the fashion industry.

About 66% of people in the world have been victims of brand counterfeiting and lost their trust in big brands.

It is astonishing to know that all the leading brands like Nike, Apple, and Michael Kors are facing issues with their replicas which puts them on the list of most counterfeited brands. Every year, customs and excise seize the counterfeited stocks of such brands in millions. Recently, a shipment of $1.7million was seized by US customs, with more than 9,000 counterfeited Nike articles. Here, we are giving you an overview of the world’s most counterfeited brands.

1. Apple
2. Samsung
3. Rolex
4. MAC Cosmetics
5. Nike
6. Adidas
7. Burberry
8. Louis Vuitton
9. Cialis
10. Ray-Ban

10 Ray-Ban

The leading glasses brand, Ray-Ban is one of the most copied brands as well. The brand logo and shades are pirated easily with substandard material. The copies of the shades are a real threat, as the fake shades lack UV protection and cause potential damage to the eyes. Moreover, the frame material used for fake copies is also made of very poor-quality plastic to save money. It’s critical for Ray-Ban to deal with the massive piracy around the globe.

9 Cialis

Counterfeiting is not just an issue for luxury brands, but for medications too. Considering the higher demand for products like Cialis and Viagra, their counterfeiters are reaching out globally. US Food and Drug Association had to issue a warning in 2015 when a shipment of fake Cialis was seized.

8 Louis Vuitton

Every year, the brand has to spend almost $18.5 million to fight counterfeiters globally. The French brand has real threats available in Beijing. The traditional logo of the brand seems to be a real problem on its own. It is studied that the brand’s logo has been used widely in numerous products. Mockers use the traditional pattern in many products and in some regions the brand is known for the local products.

Although creating and selling fake copies of brands is a very wrong business practice, millions of cases are reported every year from most counterfeited brands.

7 Burberry

The British heritage brand’s iconic check design has been pirated by a number of local brands and even other fashion brands. The brand has a lawsuit settled with JCPenney over the issues of the counterfeited pattern.

6 Adidas

Whenever you go out to buy your new Adidas, make sure you are not looking for the countrified articles. For the German footwear giant, the fake pairs of sneakers are a major headache that is being sold online and on street corners as well.

5 Nike

Unfortunately, Nike is also running after its counterfeiters to secure real profits and reach out to the customers originally. But, it seems hard for the brand to deal with the issues globally. Being one of the best brands in shoes, it gets a lot of attention from counterfeiters. Moreover, customs seize a number of consignments containing copies of the brand’s articles.

4 MAC Cosmetics

MAC is a renowned name in quality cosmetics and its quality became the worst threat of being counterfeited in many countries. In 2015, US women spent $1 million on fake makeup not even touched by the real brand. Same as in many Asian states, the brand’s name is generating huge profits for the counterfeiters. Most of the counterfeited products were found in places, where there were no official distributors of the brand.

3 Rolex

Rolex is the most loved on one side and ripped on the other side by the counterfeiters. The bestsellers of the brand such as Submariner and Datejust are the most counterfeited articles available out there. Even some of the online platforms mention the tags of first copies or replicas.

2 Samsung

The world’s leading Smartphone brand is also a victim of counterfeiting and has been fighting with some manufacturers in China, who end up suspecting customers in the West. Not just in western countries but in China copied Samsung is more famous than the original. It is hard to examine and judge the original and pirated Samsung sets in the first place. Many companies copy the technology and design in their own product.

1 Apple

iPhone is a global attraction and fans are always into getting the best of iPhone accessories every time. Apple is not just the house of the iPhone but the iPads, iPods, and Macs but many other accessories are vitally used globally. Same as the brand faces a huge challenge of counterfeited products.