# Apple Inc. founding date

entity: /record/apple.md  
predicate: founded  
page: /record/apple/founded  
as_of: 2026-10-31  

As of October 31, 2026, Apple Inc.'s founding date on the AsOf record is April 1, 1976, dated April 1, 1976, from 2 secondary sources (cultofmac.com and macrumors.com). The record holds 1 claim on Apple Inc.'s founding date, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founding date

What the record asserts on 2026-10-31.

- [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | founded | 1976-04-01 | valid 1976-04-01 to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_C590E49ADB72](/claim/clm_C590E49ADB72.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312, https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/apple-computer-founded, https://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/01/apple-turns-40-history-timeline/

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | founded | 1976-04-01 | valid 1976-04-01 to present | conf 0.80 | valid | [clm_C590E49ADB72](/claim/clm_C590E49ADB72.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312, https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/apple-computer-founded, https://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/01/apple-turns-40-history-timeline/

## Questions this record answers

### What is Apple Inc.'s current founding date?

April 1, 1976, dated April 1, 1976, from 2 secondary sources (cultofmac.com and macrumors.com). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.80).


## Get this data

- JSON: /v1/entities/apple/founded (this fact) · /v1/entities/apple?predicates=founded (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: entity_state(entity: "apple", predicates: ["founded"], scope: "all")
- Entity twin: /record/apple.md · timeline: /timelines/apple.md

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