Following hte relase of Facebook’s new public metric, “People Talking About” here’s an interesting look at what happens if you re-rank the top ten brand pages as measured by Famecount.

While Coca Cola has long sat atop the brand’s pile on Facebook in terms of likes  that changes when you introduce the new metric. It also propels some brands forward. For instance McDonalds comes 17th terms of likes, but would be in second place under the new metric.

Facebook Top Ten Brand Pages (Ranked by “Likes”)
1. Coca-Cola: 34,511,504
2. Starbucks: 25,446,846
3. Oreo: 23,092,391
4. Red Bull: 22,427,254
5. Converse All Star: 20,780,055
6. Converse: 20,141,021
7. Skittles: 19,348,317
8. Playstation: 17,420,065
9. Pringles: 13,602,128
10. Victoria’s Secret: 15,343,727

Facebook Top Ten Brand Pages (Re-ranked by “Talked About”)
1. Starbucks: 508,526
2. Coca-Cola: 220,867
3. Victoria’s Secret: 145,125
4. Skittles: 137,558
5. Oreo: 114,454
6. Red Bull: 112,051
7. Playstation: 104,837
8. Converse: 52,866
9. Pringles: 50,488
10. Converse All Star: 40,858

You can see a more detailed look at the Top Ten brands here and the next ten brands here.

Top tens via Big Spaceship.