


Apple went public in 1980 to instant financial success. in 1977 and the company's next computer, the Apple II, became a best seller and one of the first mass-produced microcomputers. It was incorporated by Jobs and Wozniak as Apple Computer, Inc. It is one of the Big Five American information technology companies, alongside Alphabet ( Google), Amazon, Meta ( Facebook), and Microsoft.Īpple was founded as Apple Computer Company on April 1, 1976, by Steve Wozniak, Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne to develop and sell Wozniak's Apple I personal computer. Apple is the largest technology company by revenue (totaling US$365.8 billion in 2021) and, as of June 2022, is the world's biggest company by market capitalization, the fourth-largest personal computer vendor by unit sales and second-largest mobile phone manufacturer. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, United States.
