New York: Apple Inc, the maker of touchscreen iPhone, has topped the 2009 Fortune list of the most admired companies in the world but no Indian company has made the cut.
However, Pepsico, led by India-born Indra Nooyi, has found a place in the list of top 50, prepared by American business publication Fortune.
Legendary investor Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway and Japanese auto maker Toyota are ranked the second and the third, respectively.
"The new most admired list is the definitive report card on corporate reputations," Fortune said in an accompanying report.
While Nooyi-led Pepsico is at the 21st position, its rival Coca-Cola is way ahead at 12th rank.
Another US company, search engine giant Google, shares the honours at fourth place, closely followed by Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble.
The Fortune has compiled a list of 363 most admired companies in which the US alone accounted for 273 entities. Again India drew a blank on the enlarged list as well.
The survey covered 64 industries -- 25 global industries and 39 primarily US-market industries. A total of 689 companies from 28 countries were surveyed, Fortune said. In terms of innovation and people management also, Apple is at the top.
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