# Apple Inc. founder

entity: /record/apple.md  
predicate: founder  
page: /record/apple/founder  
as_of: 2026-11-01  

As of November 1, 2026, Apple Inc.'s founders on the AsOf record are Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak, each a claim of its own with its date, from 4 sources in all. The record holds 3 claims on Apple Inc.'s founder, 3 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founder

What the record asserts on 2026-11-01.

- [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | founder | Ronald Wayne | valid 1976-04-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_C8C1587A1395](/claim/clm_C8C1587A1395.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312, https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/apple-computer-founded, http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35940300
- [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | founder | Steve Wozniak | valid 1976-04-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_D8863D84DC73](/claim/clm_D8863D84DC73.md)
  sources: https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/april/apple-computer-founded, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312, https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/apple-computer-founded

## Every dated value

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 Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | founder | Ronald Wayne | valid 1976-04-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_C8C1587A1395](/claim/clm_C8C1587A1395.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312, https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/apple-computer-founded, http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35940300
- [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | founder | Steve Jobs | valid 1976-04-01 to present | conf 0.60 | unverified | [clm_D58E139702EE](/claim/clm_D58E139702EE.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312, https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/apple-computer-founded
- [Apple Inc.](/record/apple.md) | founder | Steve Wozniak | valid 1976-04-01 to present | conf 0.85 | valid | [clm_D8863D84DC73](/claim/clm_D8863D84DC73.md)
  sources: https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/april/apple-computer-founded, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312, https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/apple-computer-founded

## Questions this record answers

### Who are Apple Inc.'s founders?

Ronald Wayne (since April 1, 1976) and Steve Wozniak (since April 1, 1976), as the record asserts them on November 1, 2026.


## Get this data

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

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