1&1

Company: United Internet AG

Brand value: US$2,714 million

Change since 2018: 0%

Headquarter city: Montabaur, Germany

Category: Telecom Providers

Year formed: 1988

1&1 offers mobile network services, broadband, web hosting, virtual servers and email solutions to individuals, households and small businesses. It has grown into one of the leading providers of data, internet and voice services in Germany. Services are often sold as bundles, positioned as offering the ideal combination of value for money, great connections, and good customer service. It has more than 9 million customers, and is a leader among DSL and mobile service providers. In late 2018, 1&1 teamed up with cloud infrastructure specialist ProfitBricks to form 1&1 IONOs, a web hosting provider that says it’s the first to be able to guide businesses through creating a site, opening an online store and launching their own servers. The brand often pokes fun at rival Deutsche Telekom in its advertising, and for several years TV presenter Kilian Reichert has been the public face of 1&1 ads.