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Tim Cook
CEO, Apple
$2.23B
$15.7M (0.7%)
as of 07/05/24
About Tim Cook
Tim Cook is the CEO of Apple, one of the world's most valuable companies.
Cook, who became chief executive in 2011, had previously served as Apple's chief operating officer under Steve Jobs.
Cook joined Apple in 1998, having worked briefly at PC-maker Compaq and for 12 years at IBM.
Cook owns more than 3 million shares of Apple, less than a 1% stake; he's sold hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of shares over the years.
Since 2005, he has also served on the board of Nike.
Personal stats
Citizenship
United States of AmericaSource of wealth
AppleResidence
Cupertino, CaliforniaBirth date
11/01/60 (age 63)Education
Master of Business Administration, Fuqua School of BusinessSelf-made
self-madeTim Cook’s fortune is worth
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37K
troy ounces of gold
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34K
median U.S. household
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22K
median U.S. income
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0.045%
U.S. credit card volume
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0.009%
GDP of the United States
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0.007%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Did you know?
Cook also sits on the board of trustees of Duke, where he got his MBA in 1988.
Net worth over time
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Financial assets
NASDAQ | AAPL-US
AppleNYSE | NKE-US
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