Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 by which three people?

Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne.

The three founders established Apple Computer Company on April 1, 1976. Jobs and Wozniak supplied the main creative and engineering partnership, while Wayne helped with early administrative work and drafted documentation for the new company.

Wayne left the venture after only 12 days, selling his 10% stake back to Jobs and Wozniak. His decision is often discussed because that stake would later have been worth billions of dollars. Apple’s first product was the Apple I, a computer designed primarily by Wozniak.

Apple later became one of the world’s most valuable publicly traded companies by market capitalization. The company’s market value has been driven by products and services including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, App Store, and cloud services.