“Steve Jobs is being remembered for many things, but his wealth has largely been out of the picture since his death at age 56 two weeks ago,” John Blackstone reports for CBS News.
“Just how much was the tech innovator worth? Jobs amassed a fortune valued at more than $6 billion,” Blackstone reports. “Larry Magid, technology analyst and CBS News consultant, said of Jobs, ‘We know he was a billionaire several times over. He not only had Apple, but Disney and Pixar, so he did quite well.'”
Blackstone reports, “As Apple’s CEO, Jobs was paid just one dollar a year. His 5.5 million shares in Apple, however, are worth more than $2 billion. His holdings in Disney and the animated film maker Pixar are worth even more – about $4.4 billion.”
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