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What are the world’s most admired companies?

This March 19, 2018, file photo shows Apple's App Store app in Baltimore. Apple is at the Supreme Court to defend the way it sells apps for iPhones against claims by consumers that the company has unfairly monopolized the market. The justices heard arguments Monday in Apple's effort to end an antitrust lawsuit that could force the iPhone maker to cut the 30 percent commission it charges software developers whose apps are sold exclusively through Apple's App Store. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
This March 19, 2018, file photo shows Apple's App Store app in Baltimore. Apple is at the Supreme Court to defend the way it sells apps for iPhones against claims by consumers that the company has unfairly monopolized the market. The justices heard arguments Monday in Apple's effort to end an antitrust lawsuit that could force the iPhone maker to cut the 30 percent commission it charges software developers whose apps are sold exclusively through Apple's App Store. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File) This March 19, 2018, file photo shows Apple's App Store app in Baltimore. Apple is at the Supreme Court to defend the way it sells apps for iPhones against claims by consumers that the company has unfairly monopolized the market. The justices heard arguments Monday in Apple's effort to end an antitrust lawsuit that could force the iPhone maker to cut the 30 percent commission it charges software developers whose apps are sold exclusively through Apple's App Store. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

By Staff Report 1 min read

Fortune magazine rated the most admired companies from among the 1,000 largest U.S. companies:

1. Apple – computers based in Cupertino, Calif.

2. Amazon – internet services and retailing based in Seattle

3. Berkshire Hathaway – Insurance and other holdings, including Shaw Industries in Dalton, based in Omaha

4. Walt Disney – entertainment based in Burbank, Calif.

5. Starbucks – coffee and food services based in Seattle

6. Microsoft – computer software based in Redmond, Calif.

7. Alphabet – internet services and retailing based in Mountain View, Calif.

8. Netflix – entertainment based in Los Gatos, Calif.

9. JPMorgan Chase – banking based in New York city

10. FedEx – delivery service based in Memphis

Source: Fortune and Korn Ferry based upon surveys of company reputations