Apple created the iPhone, the smartphone that helped make it one of the world's most valuable businesses.
Apple introduced the iPhone on January 9, 2007, and released it in the United States on June 29 that year. The device combined a phone, iPod, and internet communicator in one touchscreen product.
Apple began in 1976 when Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded the company. Its later growth came from a connected ecosystem of hardware, software, and services, including the Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, App Store, and iCloud.
The iPhone is not Apple's only major product, but it became the company's defining growth engine. Its high-margin hardware, recurring services revenue, and globally recognized brand have helped Apple achieve extraordinary market value.