Apple is 'world's most admired company' for 16th straight year

Apple has secured the top spot on Forbes' annual list of the World's Most Admired Companies, taking first place for the 16th consecutive year.

In a repeat of the last 15 editions of the list, Apple has managed to maintain its position at number one on the list, compiled by Forbes. Once again, Apple pulls ahead of many major organizations, including Amazon and Microsoft tied for second place, and Berkshire Hathaway in fourth.

JP Morgan Chase makes it to fifth place on the list, ahead of Walt Disney in sixth. Retailer Costco manages to get seventh place, Pfizer hits eighth, Alphabet lands at ninth, and American Express rounds out the top ten.

The rankings are those of corporate reputation, based on a poll of approximately 3,700 corporate executives, directors, and analysts.

Broken down into subcategories, Apple manages to dominate across the board, thanks to its overall score of 8.65 points. Naturally, it tops the Computers industry rank, just as it did in 2022.

The other categories, all of which Apple was the winner of, include Innovation, People Management, Use of Corporate Assets, Social Responsibility, Quality of Management, Financial Soundness, Long-Term Investment Value, Quality of Products and Services, and Global Competitiveness.

"The biggest tech companies may be facing relatively tough times, but the 25th edition of the Fortune World's Most Admired Companies All-Stars list suggests that the giants' peers respect them as much as ever," the publication said.

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9secondkox2 3124 comments · 8 Years

About 1 year ago

The internet: “Apple is the bestest” -16 years running.

Also the internet: “Apple is doomed to smithereens” -since inception.

the world is a crazy place.

lkrupp 10521 comments · 19 Years

And on tech blogs like AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iMore, etc., Apple is the source of all evil, the most derided, most hated, most criticized, most laughed at, most stupid, most inept, most anti-consumer, most monopolistic, most overpriced corporation the planet has had to endure since Eve offered the forbidden fruit to Adam.

Have I missed anything, tech bloggers?

PERockwell 37 comments · 6 Years

lkrupp said:

And on tech blogs like AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iMore, etc., Apple is the source of all evil, the most derided, most hated, most criticized, most laughed at, most stupid, most inept, most anti-consumer, most monopolistic, most overpriced corporation the planet has had to endure since Eve offered the forbidden fruit to Adam.

Have I missed anything, tech bloggers?

You forgot the view of government authorities and large greedy app developers (ask someone about Epic and their policies for using Unreal Engine. Their pound of flesh makes Apple look like a saint).
To these groups, Apple is nowhere near the Most Admired Companies. Guess the consumer doesn't count, right?

PERockwell said:

lkrupp said:

And on tech blogs like AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, iMore, etc., Apple is the source of all evil, the most derided, most hated, most criticized, most laughed at, most stupid, most inept, most anti-consumer, most monopolistic, most overpriced corporation the planet has had to endure since Eve offered the forbidden fruit to Adam.

Have I missed anything, tech bloggers?

You forgot the view of government authorities and large greedy app developers (ask someone about Epic and their policies for using Unreal Engine. Their pound of flesh makes Apple look like a saint).
To these groups, Apple is nowhere near the Most Admired Companies. Guess the consumer doesn't count, right?

Just another example of the complete disconnect between Apple’s customers and its critics.

radarthekat 3902 comments · 12 Years

“Here at Samsung, we make the worlds best smartphones, with the largest, hottest batteries, the most light scattering curved-edge displays and the highest resolution cameras storing the largest image files. And every Samsung phone is backed by the power of Android.”

[Sent from my iPhone]