Today, April 1, 2022, Apple celebrates its 46th birthday! Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976 to develop and sell the Woz-designed Apple I personal computer, which was quickly followed by the release of the groundbreaking Apple II in June 1977.
In August 2018, Apple became the first public U.S. company to be valued at over US$1 trillion. On August 19, 2020, Apple became the first U.S. company to hit the $2 trillion market value milestone. On January 3, 2022, Apple became the first company to hit $3 trillion market value.
Apple is currently worth $2.901 trillion. The company employs over 154,000 full-time employees and maintains a worldwide network of over 500 retail stores in 24 countries.
As of January 2021, Apple has more than 1.8 billion active devices in use worldwide.
MacDailyNews Take: Happy 46th birthday, Apple!