Apple (AAPL) is the world's most valuable technology company, founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, and headquartered in Cupertino, California. The company designs, manufactures, and markets a deeply integrated ecosystem of hardware, software, and services spanning iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Apple TV, alongside a high-margin Services portfolio encompassing the App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Pay, and AppleCare.
With over 2.5 billion active devices globally, a market capitalization of approximately $4.63 trillion, and an imminent CEO transition from Tim Cook to hardware chief John Ternus, Apple remains the defining benchmark of consumer technology innovation and capital efficiency.