Last week Red Hat was nominated for the prestigious Fast Company The most innovative companies in the world of 2025. This year’s relationship recognizes 609 organizations in 58 sectors that are shaping industry and culture through innovations that set new standards and achieve notable milestones across all sectors of the economy. For Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of the publication, the guide helps consumers understand the current technological context.
“Our list of the most innovative companies offers both a comprehensive view of current innovation and a guide to the future. (Challengers) who are introducing bold ideas and a vital competition for their sectors. At a time when the world is changing rapidly, these companies are plotting the A&NBSP path;
It all started with the promotion of Linux that became the basis and engine of innovation in datacenters, then came the mastery of open source technologies in cloud computing, from cloud-native applications and Kubernetes to open source virtualization alternatives and developer tools. Now, O  The company’s focus is directed to the next area of open innovation: AI.
The fast company recognized Red Hat for the effort to make AI more accessible to a wider audience of users, mainly through the project instructlab. The initiative breaks down barriers of membership by allowing the contribution of skills and knowledge to AI models, extending this access not only to data scientists, but also to developers, IT operations teams and other domain experts.
The community behind InstructLab is also a major component of product success red hat enterprise linux ai (Rhel there) and red hat openshift there. The constant collaboration of developers and collaborators provides a supported and enterprise-ready version of the project, making it easier for organizations who want to explore and implement AI strategies in safe and productive environments in the hybrid cloud, while using the Linux and Kubernetes tools with which they are already familiar.
Red Hat is honored that this journey has led it to be one of the most innovative companies in the world in 2025. To your customers not only succeed with your AI strategies, but also thrive.
The complete list of the most innovative companies in the world by the Fast Company can be accessed at fastcompany.com
