The ranking of the world's most admired companies did not change in 2023. Applebecame the world's most admired company for the 16th consecutive year. Amazon and Microsoft followed Apple in the list compiled by Forbes .
Berkshire Hathaway , known as the second largest holding company in the world ,technologyIt was the company that came after the giants. JP Morgan Chase , which is said to be the world's largest bank in terms of market capitalization , ranked fifth.
Walt Disney , which Bob Iger took over again after a two-year hiatus , was ranked fifth on the list, while Costco , which is among the 10 largest retailers in the world, took the seventh place. Alphabet, Google's parent company, followed Pfizer , one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, which ranked eighth . American Express entered the top 10.
Top 100 ranking of the world's most admired companies
- Apple
- Amazon
- Microsoft
- Berkshire Hathaway
- JPMorgan Chase
- Walt Disney
- Costco Wholesale
- Pfizer
- Alphabet
- American Express
- Salesforce
- Delta Air Lines
- Walmart
- Starbucks
- Coca Cola
- Marriott International
- Nike
- FedEx
- Goldman Sachs Group
- Home Depot
- Target
- Johnson & Johnson
- Southwest Airlines
- Procter & Gamble
- BlackRock
- USAA
- Nordstrom
- BMW Group
- Netflix
- 3M
- Singapore Airlines
- Accenture
- CVS Health
- PepsiCo
- UPS
- Toyota Motor
- Bank of America
- McDonald’s
- IBM
- Morgan Stanley
- Nestlé
- Samsung
- Danaher
- Publix Super Markets
- Nvidia
- Unilever
- Visa
- Lockheed Martin
- Lowe’s
- Charles Schwab
- ABB
- Abbott Laboratories
- Adobe
- AMD
- AECOM
- Aflac
- Air France-KLM
- Airbus
- Alaska Air Group
- Ali Baba
- Mobile America
- American Electric Power
- AmerisourceBergen
- Amgen
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
- WHAT
- Applied Materials
- Aramark
- ArcelorMittal
- Archer Daniels Midland
- Arrow Electronics
- AstraZeneca
- Asustek Computer
- AT&T
- Automatic Data Processing
- AutoNation
- AutoZone
- Avery Dennison
- Avnet
- BAE Systems
- Ball
- Bank of New York Mellon
- Barclays
- BASF
- Best Buy
- BHP Group
- Booking Holdings
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding
- BorgWarner
- Bosch
- Boston Scientific
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Broadridge Financial Solutions
- Brown-Forman
- Bunge Bermuda
- C.H. Robinson Worldwide
- CACI International
- Capital One Financial
- Carrier Global
- Caterpillar
The ranking is based on a survey of nearly 3700 company executives, analysts and executives. Appearing to dominate the computer industry, Apple also ranked first in the categories of innovation, people management, use of corporate assets, social responsibility, management quality, financial soundness, long-term investment value, product and service quality, and global competitiveness.
