54% of Americans can't name a single CEO

If you can name a CEO from any business sector, you're in the minority.

A new survey from Chicago-based Edelman, a public relations firm, found 54 percent of Americans could not identify a CEO when asked.

The survey is part of the 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer, the sixteenth annual study of its kind that measures the public's trust in institutions and businesses.

Compared to other countries, citizens of the United States ranked in the middle of the spectrum. Here is data from other prominent countries.

Country

Percentage of people who couldn't name a CEO

Netherlands

71 percent

United Kingdom

68 percent

Australia

64 percent

Canada

58 percent

Germany

57 percent

Russia

48 percent

South Africa

40 percent

China

24 percent

South Korea

12 percent

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