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title: "Apple Inc.: AI company profile, people and coverage"
description: "Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services."
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type: Organization
wikidata: Q312
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.
website: https://apple.com/
source: AI News Monitor
publisher: Paciva
license: CC BY 4.0 for this page's own layer; facts from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
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# Apple Inc.

> Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, in Silicon Valley, and known for consumer electronics, software and online services.

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## Facts

- Category: Artificial intelligence
- Country: United States
- Founded: 1976-04-01
- Headquarters: Cupertino
- Status: public
- Website: https://apple.com/
- Employees: 164,000 (as of 2022-01-01)
- Also known as: Apple (company)
- Industries: digital distribution, software development, software industry, electronics industry, mobile phone industry, consumer electronics industry, information technology industry

## Accounts

- x: https://x.com/Apple
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apple
- github: https://github.com/apple
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE_M8A5yxnLfW0KghEeajjw
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apple
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apple

## Key people

- Steve Jobs, founder (American entrepreneur; co-founder of Apple Inc. (1955–2011)), since 1976-04-01
- Steve Wozniak, founder (American computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.), since 1976-04-01
- Ronald Wayne, founder (American engineer and co-founder of Apple Inc. (born 1934)), since 1976-04-01
- John Ternus, chief executive (American engineer and manager; CEO of Apple since 2026), since 2026-09-01
- Arthur D. Levinson, chair (American molecular biologist, biochemist and chairman of Apple Inc. (born 1950)), since 2011-11-15
- Ronald Sugar, board member (Canadian businessman; Chairman of Uber), since 2010-11-17
- Al Gore, board member (Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)), since 2003-03-19
- Arthur D. Levinson, board member (American molecular biologist, biochemist and chairman of Apple Inc. (born 1950)), since 2000-01-01
- Alex Gorsky, board member (American businessman and corporate director; former chair and CEO of Johnson & Johnson), since 2021-11-09
- Monica C. Lozano, board member (media executive and philanthropist), since 2021-01-05
- Susan Wagner, board member (American businesswoman), since 2014-07-17
- Tim Cook, board member (American business executive, former Apple executive chairman), since 2011-01-01
- Andrea Jung, board member (president and CEO of Avon Products), since 2008-01-07
- James A. Bell, board member (American businessman), since 2015-10-01
- John Ternus, board member (American engineer and manager; CEO of Apple since 2026), since 2026-09-01
- Dr. Dre (American record producer and rapper (born 1965))
- Queen Rania of Jordan (Queen Consort of Jordan)
- Eric Schmidt (software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO)
- Jony Ive (English designer and former Chief Design Officer at Apple (born 1967))
- Alan Kay (American computer scientist (born 1940))
- Trent Reznor (American musician)
- Larry Tesler (American computer scientist (1945–2020))
- Andy Rubin (American businessman)
- Jef Raskin (American computer interface expert (1943-2005))
- Susan Kare (American artist and graphic designer (born 1954))
- Mark Rober (American YouTuber, engineer and inventor)
- Donald Norman (American academic)

## Revenue

- undated: USD 215.6 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 229.2 billion (SEC filing)
- undated: USD 265.6 billion (SEC filing)
- 2008-01-01: USD 37.5 billion (Wikidata)
- 2009-01-01: USD 42.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2010-01-01: USD 65.2 billion (Wikidata)
- 2011-01-01: USD 108.2 billion (Wikidata)
- 2012-01-01: USD 156.5 billion (Wikidata)
- 2013-01-01: USD 170.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2014-01-01: USD 182.8 billion (Wikidata)
- 2015-01-01: USD 233.7 billion (Wikidata)
- 2016-01-01: USD 215.6 billion (Wikidata)
- 2017-01-01: USD 229.2 billion (Wikidata)
- 2018-01-01: USD 265.6 billion (Wikidata)
- 2019-01-01: USD 260.2 billion (Wikidata)
- 2020-01-01: USD 274.5 billion (Wikidata)
- 2021-01-01: USD 365.8 billion (Wikidata)
- 2022-01-01: USD 394.3 billion (Wikidata)
- 2023-01-01: USD 383.3 billion (Wikidata)
- 2024-01-01: USD 391 billion (Wikidata)
- 2025-01-01: USD 416.2 billion (Wikidata)

## Ownership

Subsidiaries: Apple Store, [Claris](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-claris.md), [Beats Electronics](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-beats-electronics.md), [FileMaker, Inc.](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-filemaker-inc.md), [Anobit](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-anobit.md), [FingerWorks](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-fingerworks.md), [Prismo Graphics](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-prismo-graphics.md), [Raycer](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-raycer.md), [SchemaSoft](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-schemasoft.md), [Braeburn Capital](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-braeburn-capital.md), [AuthenTec](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-authentec.md), [Siri Inc.](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-siri-inc.md), [Apple Germany](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-apple-germany.md), [Apple international](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-apple-international.md), [Apple Sales International](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-apple-sales-international.md), [Apple Czech](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-apple-czech.md), [Apple Korea](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-apple-korea.md)

## Products

- iPhone
- iPad
- computer hardware
- software
- iPod
- iMac
- IPod touch
- personal computer
- smartphone
- Mac
- tablet computer
- personal digital assistant
- peripheral
- Apple TV
- consumer electronics
- wearable computer
- networking hardware
- Apple Watch
- Apple Pay
- AirPods
- HomePod

## Coverage on the Monitor

Every article, podcast, video and market the Monitor holds on Apple Inc., dated and linked to its publisher: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-apple-inc#connections

## Sources

- Facts: Wikidata (CC0 1.0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312, read 2026-11-11
- Summary: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.
- Filings: SEC EDGAR, https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000320193

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