Apple Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976[1] by Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, and Steve Jobs[2][3][4]. Its headquarters is located in Cupertino[5]. The company operates in the software industry, consumer electronics industry, digital distribution, and electronics industry[6][7]. Its CEO is Tim Cook[8]. Apple Inc. produces products including Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPod, iMac, computer hardware, and networking hardware.
Apple Inc. is an enterprise[1]. Apple Inc. ranks in the top 0.25% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,678 views/month, #2 of 800).[2]
Key Facts
Apple Inc. received the National Design Awards[3].
Apple Inc. was a member of Computer & Communications Industry Association[4].
Apple Inc. was a member of American Chamber of Commerce in Germany[5].
Apple Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Cupertino[25].
Apple Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Apple Park[26].
Apple Inc.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Tim Cook[27].
Product Details
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Founders include Steve Wozniak[17], Ronald Wayne[18], and Steve Jobs[19].
Identity
Part of include Nasdaq-100[44], Dow Jones Industrial Average[45], Big Tech (web)[46], S&P 500[47], Dow Jones Global Titans 50[48], and Silicon Six[49].
Leadership
Apple Inc.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Tim Cook[27]. Its chairperson is recorded as Arthur D. Levinson[50].
Operations
Headquarters locations include Cupertino[25], a city of California[51], in United States[52], founded in 1947[53] and Apple Park[26], a corporate headquarters[54], in United States[55], founded in 2017[56]. Subsidiaries include FileMaker, Inc.[57], a business[58], in United States[59], founded in 1998[60], headquartered in Santa Clara[61]; Anobit[62], a business[63], in Israel[64], founded in 2006[65], headquartered in Herzliya Pituah[66]; Beats Electronics[67], a business[68], in United States[69], founded in 2006[70], headquartered in Culver City[71]; Braeburn Capital[72], an organization[73], in United States[74], founded in 2005[75], headquartered in Reno[76]; AuthenTec[77], a business[78], in United States[79], founded in 1998[80], headquartered in Melbourne[81]; and FingerWorks[82], a business[83], founded in 1998[84], headquartered in Newark[85].
Industry
Industries include software industry[86], consumer electronics industry[87], digital distribution[88], electronics industry[89], information technology industry[90], and mobile phone industry[91].
Ownership
Owners include The Vanguard Group[20], a business[92], in United States[93], founded in 1975[94], headquartered in Malvern[95]; Berkshire Hathaway[21], a business[96], in United States[97], founded in 1955[98], headquartered in Omaha[99]; BlackRock[22], a company[100], in United States[101], founded in 1988[102], headquartered in New York City[103]; and State Street Global Advisors[23], a business[104], founded in 1978[105], headquartered in Boston[106]. Apple Inc.'s stock exchange is recorded as Nasdaq[107].
Recognition
Apple Inc. received the National Design Awards[3].
Why It Matters
Apple Inc. ranks in the top 0.25% of enterprise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37,678 views/month, #2 of 800).[2] Apple Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[108] Apple Inc. is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[109]
Apple Inc. is credited with the discovery of Apple dock connector[110], an electrical connector[111] and AirPods 3[112], an earbuds model[113]. Works attributed to Apple Inc. include Apple Public Source License[114], a free software license[115].
FAQs
What awards did Apple Inc. receive?
Honors received include National Design Awards[3].
What did Apple Inc. discover?
Apple Inc. is credited as discoverer of Apple dock connector[110] and AirPods 3[112].
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