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This is a list of the world's most admired businesses. Voted by fellow businesspeople and compiled by FORTUNE, CNN reports about these results below. These successful companies can be from any industry. You'll be surprised at how varied some of these are. For the full article go to: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/mostadmired/2009/full_list/index.html

 
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Rank   Name Industry Founder(s) Place Founded
  1. 1
    Apple CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Apple

    Automobile
    Dayton
  2. 2
    Berkshire Hathaway CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Berkshire Hathaway

    Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance, Diversified Investments, Property and Casualty Insurance More
    Oliver Chace
    New Bedford
  3. 3
    Toyota Motor Corporation CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Toyota Motor Corporation

    Automobile, Motor Vehicles and Passenger Car Bodies
    Kiichiro Toyoda
  4. 4
    Google CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Google

    Search, Advertising, Computer software, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals, Information technology, Technology, Search engine, Geographic Information System, Search Engine Marketing More
    Sergey Brin, Larry Page
    Stanford University, Menlo Park
  5. 5
    Johnson & Johnson CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Johnson & Johnson

    Pharmaceutical industry, Toiletries, Pharmaceutical Preparations, Health care, Soap More
    Robert Wood Johnson I, Edward Mead Johnson, James Wood Johnson
  7. 6
    Procter & Gamble CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Procter & Gamble

    Manufacturing, Toiletries, Food Preparations, NEC, Perfumes, Cosmetics, and Other Toilet Preparations, Soaps and Other Detergents, Except Speciality Cleaners, Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing More
    James Gamble, William Procter
  8. 7
    FedEx CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    FedEx

    Air Courier Services
    Frederick W. Smith
  9. 8
    Southwest Airlines CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Southwest Airlines

    Airline, Air Transportation, Scheduled
  10. 9
    General Electric CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    General Electric

    Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing, Household Audio and Video Equipment, Motion Picture and Video Production, Personal Credit Institutions, Electrical and electronic equipment, Household Appliances, Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts, Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies, Electric Lamp Bulb and Part Manufacturing, Electric Housewares and Fans More
    Thomas Edison
    Schenectady, Edison, Menlo Park
  11. 10
    Microsoft CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Microsoft

    Video game, Computer hardware, Publishing, Computer software, Consumer electronics, Technology, Search engine, Geographic Information System, Research and development More
    Bill Gates, Paul Allen
    Albuquerque
  12. 11
    Wal-Mart CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Wal-Mart

    Retail, Department Stores, Variety Stores
    Sam Walton
    Rogers
  13. 12
    Coca-Cola CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Coca-Cola

    Beverages
  14. 13
    The Walt Disney Company CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    The Walt Disney Company

    Media, Entertainment, Motion Picture and Video Production
    Walt Disney, Roy O. Disney
    Los Angeles
  15. 14
    Wells Fargo CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Wells Fargo

    Financial Services, National Commercial Banks, Investment banking
    United States of America, New York City
  16. 15
    Goldman Sachs CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Goldman Sachs

    Financial Services, Security Brokers, Dealers, and Flotation Companies, Investment banking, Private equity, Securities Brokerage More
    Marcus Goldman
    New York City
  18. 16
    McDonald's CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    McDonald's

    Fast food, Restaurant, Eating and Drinking Places
    Ray Kroc
  19. 17
    IBM CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    IBM

    Computer hardware, Computer software, Computer Integrated Systems Design, Management Consulting Services, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, Computer Systems Design Services More
    Thomas J. Watson
    Endicott
  20. 18
    3M CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    3M

    Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus More
    Two Harbors
  21. 19
    Target Corporation CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Target Corporation

    Retail, Variety Stores
    George Dayton
    Minneapolis
  22. 20
    JP Morgan Chase Bank CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    JP Morgan Chase Bank

  23. 21
    PepsiCo CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    PepsiCo

    Food, Beverages
    United States of America, Chicago, New York City
  24. 22
    Costco CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Costco

    Retail, All Other General Merchandise Stores, Miscellaneous General Merchandise Stores More
    Jeffrey H Brotman, James Sinegal
    Seattle
  25. 23
    Nike, Inc. CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Nike, Inc.

    Manufacturing, Clothing, Sports equipment, Footwear Manufacturing, Athletic Shoes & Apparel More
    Phil Knight
  26. 24
    Nordstrom CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Nordstrom

    Retail, Clothing, Family Clothing Stores
  27. 25
    Exxon Mobil CNN's World's Most Admired Companies Business picture

    Exxon Mobil

    Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction, Petroleum, Petroleum industry, Petroleum Refineries More
    John D. Rockefeller

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