- Phonak, Swiss hearing aid brand owned by Sonova
- Unitron, Canadian hearing aid brand also owned by Sonova
- Starkey, US hearing aid brand
- GN ReSound, Danish hearing aid brand now famous for Made For iPhone hearing aids
- Signia (formerly Siemens) which is owned by Sivantos (part of the new WS Audiology)
- Widex, another Danish hearing aid manufacturer, famous for high quality sound (part of the new WS Audiology)
- Oticon, Danish again, owned by William Demant Holding (who also own Bernafon and Sonic)
- Philips, not a name I thought I would see again in hearing aids, but their brand power is enough to bring them instantly to the major brands
These are the accepted best hearing aid manufacturers, they would provide the bulk of the hearing aid market worldwide and pretty much everyone else is an also-ran. They are most definitely viewed as the best hearing aid brands available.
