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Tim Cook

American business executive, Apple CEO

  • Fame61.6
  • Momentum0.0
  • Executives rank#5
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  • Fame61.6
  • Momentum0.0
  • Executives rank#5
  • Wikipedia74.9K
Born 1960 · age 66United States
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    69 languages
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  • Age
    66
    Born 1960
  • Awards
    3
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

He took the helm after Steve Jobs — a succession everyone watched — and rather than collapse under the mythology, quietly doubled Apple's revenue and tripled its market value to nearly $2 trillion by 2020. In 2014, he became the first Fortune 500 CEO to come out as gay.

Biography

About

Timothy Donald Cook was born November 1, 1960, and joined Apple in March 1998 as a senior vice president for worldwide operations, then rose to chief operating officer under Jobs. On August 24, 2011, after Jobs resigned, Cook was appointed CEO — a handoff that meant stepping into the shadow of a legend. He replaced Jobs' micromanagement with a more collaborative culture, advocated for privacy reform and environmental preservation, and between 2011 and 2020 steered Apple's market value from $348 billion to $1.9 trillion; by 2025 the company posted $416 billion in revenue, second among tech firm…

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Sourced, dated quotes from Tim Cook

Tim Cook
said
The countries that embrace openness do exceptional and the countries that don’t, don’t. It’s not a matter of carving things up between sides.
— Bloomberg: Apple's Cook to Meet With Trump Amid China Trade Tensions (25 April 2018)
Tim Cook
said
When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, I don’t consider the bloody ROI.
— At an Apple shareholder meeting in March 2014
Tim Cook
said
Our base philosophy is to never fear cannibalization. If we do, somebody else will just cannibalize it. We never fear it.
— At Apple's 2013 Q1 earnings call (2013-01-23)
Tim Cook
said
You can converge a toaster and refrigerator, but these things are probably not going to be pleasing to the user.
— During the Q & A session after an earnings call (2012-04-24)
Tim Cook
saidundated
If there was a lot of emotion in my voice today, it's because we've all been waiting for this day for a long time.
— usatoday.com
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
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Net worth

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$3.0Bestimated · 2026
▲ 8%vs 2026

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Fame
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61.6
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Score components
Historical25.9
Now attention0.9
Source confidence75.0
Completeness85.0
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Category rank
#5
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Sources

  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence