These 10 tech companies are among the most admired businesses in the world

Reuters

Fortune has put out its annual list of the most admired companies in the world, and tech companies are well represented. The list was compiled using data from the KFHG (Korn Ferry Hay Group), a global management company whose job it was to ask employees to "rate companies in their own industry on nine criteria, from investment value to social responsibility."

The firm asked 4,000 executives, directors, and security analysts to list the 10 companies they admired most, and wound up with a list of 50 most admired corporations. We've pulled out the top tech companies on the list. 

10 — AT&T (Number 48 overall): The second largest wireless carrier in the U.S., AT&T is racing to develop the next generation of high speed wireless service, known as 5G.

9 — Intel (Number 43 overall): The world’s largest chipmaker, Intel is moving into new businesses such as drones and home appliances as its traditional PC market shrinks.

8 —Salesforce (Number 34 overall): The largest cloud computing company, Salesforce became the fastest growing company in its field last year.