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MagazineApple tops the 2026 World’s Most Admired Companies list—finishing No. 1 for the 19th year in a row
By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarloJanuary 21, 2026
Apple tops the 2025 World’s Most Admired Companies list for the 18th year in a row
MagazineApple tops the 2025 World’s Most Admired Companies list for the 18th year in a row
By Matthew Heimer and Scott DeCarloJanuary 29, 2025
World’s Most Admired Companies
World’s Most Admired Companies
By Fortune EditorsFebruary 1, 2023
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, photographed on February 4, 2020 in Redmond, WA.
How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella rejected a ‘know-it-all’ mentality and earned the title of ‘most underrated CEO’
By Carmela ChirinosFebruary 4, 2022
World’s Most Admired Companies
World’s Most Admired Companies
By Fortune EditorsFebruary 2, 2022
World’s Most Admired Companies
World’s Most Admired Companies
By Fortune EditorsFebruary 1, 2021
WMAC 2020 Industry Standouts-Apple
MagazineIndustry standouts: The companies most admired by the business world
By Scott DeCarlo and Matthew HeimerJanuary 21, 2020
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World’s Most Admired Companies
By Fortune EditorsJanuary 21, 2020
Mayor Rahm Emanuel Makes Announcement On Express Train Service To O'Hare Airport
LeadershipThese Are the Most Over and Underrated CEOs
By Fortune EditorsJanuary 22, 2019
World’s Most Admired Companies
World’s Most Admired Companies
By Fortune EditorsJanuary 22, 2019
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