Apple was incorporated in California.
Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded Apple Computer Company in 1976. The business was incorporated on January 3, 1977, as Apple Computer, Inc., in California. Its early products included the Apple I and Apple II personal computers, which helped establish the company in the emerging home-computer market.
Apple later moved beyond personal computers into music players, smartphones, tablets, and digital services. The company changed its name from Apple Computer, Inc. to Apple Inc. in 2007, reflecting the broader scope of its products. Incorporation is different from headquarters: Apple’s corporate headquarters is in Cupertino, California, while its legal incorporation is also in California. Delaware is a common incorporation state for U.S. companies, but it is not Apple’s incorporation state.