Apple CEO Tim Cook’s 15-Year Legacy by the Numbers

April 21, 2026, 7:44 AM UTC

Fifteen years after succeeding Steve Jobs, Tim Cook is handing over the top leadership position at Apple Inc.to hardware specialist John Ternus. The outgoing chief executive officer, who’ll stay on as executive chairman, built up an unprecedented record of success over his tenure. Here are some of the numerical highlights.

$3.66 Trillion

Cupertino, California-based Apple was already a hugely influential company back in 2011, but with Cook as CEO the company grew its market capitalization tenfold. Valued at just under $350 billion on Aug. 24, 2011 — when Cook took over — it ...

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