Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft Make Up 4 Of The Top 10 Most Admired Companies

Every year, Fortune magazine comes out with its list of the Most Admired Companies in the world. But it doesn’t really change much from year to year. Apple, once again for the fourth year in a row, is No. 1. The company single-handedly created an entirely new class of touch computing with the iPad last year, and is on it’s way to becoming the most valuable company in the world.

Google is No. 2, Amazon comes in at No. 7. And Microsoft hangs on at No. 9. So four of the top 10 companies are from the technology industry. And IBM is No. 12. After that, the list becomes a mixed bag, and even a little questionable. Cisco, Intel, Netflix, eBay, Sony, and Oracle also made the list.

Here are the Top 10 Most Admired companies according to Fortune:

1 Apple
2 Google
3 Berkshire Hathaway
4 Southwest Airlines
5 Procter & Gamble
6 Coca-Cola
7 Amazon.com
8 FedEx
9 Microsoft
10 McDonald’s