World’s top 10 most admired companies - Apple, Google, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, IBM, Southwest Airlines, Berkshire Hathaway, Walt Disney, FedEx

World’s top 10 most admired companies - Apple, Google, Amazon, Coca-Cola, Starbucks, IBM, Southwest Airlines, Berkshire Hathaway, Walt Disney, FedEx

1. Apple

Despite stiff competition and fall in stock prices lately, the iProducts have managed to make huge sales. Apart from iOS, the company is best known for its iPod, iPhone and iPad. Apple has a reputation for fostering individuality and introducing innovative technology.

2. Google

Google is known for its informal work culture and continues to be one of the most attractive places to work. The firm has been estimated to run over a million servers in data centers around the world.

3. Amazon.com

Amazon.com is a multinational electronic commerce company which benefitted the most from the e-commerce industry boom. Some other large e-commerce sellers use Amazon to sell their products in addition to selling them through their own websites.

4. Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is still one of the world’s most favourite brands when it comes to soda. The Coca-Cola Company's main rival in the soft drink industry is Pepsi.

5. Startbucks

Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world. Starbucks' chairperson, Howard Schultz, has talked about making sure growth does not dilute the company's culture and the common goal of the company's leadership to act like a small company.

6. IBM

IBM continues to be one of the best technology companies in the world by keeping up with changing consumer needs. The company has undergone several organizational changes since its inception and holds a record for most patents generated by a company for 20 consecutive years.

7. Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines is one of the world’s largest low-cost carriers, headquartered in Texas. It operates more than 3400 flights every day.


8. Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire Hathaway is an American corporation headquartered in Nebraska. Insurance and reinsurance business activities are conducted through approximately 70 domestic and foreign-based insurance companies.

9. Walt Disney

Disney is the American corporation that introduced Mickey Mouse. It is very popular for its products and studios internationally. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network.

10. FedEx

FedEx was founded in January 1998 and started offering several services besides express shipping. In 2012, the company made offers to buyouts to cut costs and this year FedEx named Henry Maier CEO and President of FedEx Ground