Tim Cook
Photo: Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (license)
Tim Cook’s counted impact is 166,000 jobs created, and also $2.56 billion in economic losses.
Counted totals by category
Each category is totalled in its own unit; units are never added together.
| Category | Unit | Positive | Negative | Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| economy | EUR-2024 | 0 | -1.84 billion | -1.84 billion |
| economy | EUR-2025 | 0 | -500 million | -500 million |
| jobs | jobs | +166,000 | 0 | +166,000 |
Overall score 40 (average tab position, 100 = 1st), from Jobs #8, Economy #12
Influence (reach, not impact): Wikipedia articles in 69 languages (Wikidata, as of 2026-10-18); 1.65 million English Wikipedia page views, 2025-10-01 to 2026-09-30. Not counted in the score.
Counted entries
Approved claims with 2 trusted sources; these drive the totals (counted = scale × credit share).
Positive
| Claim | Sources | Scale | Credit | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple headcount ~166,000 full-time equivalent employees at 27 Sep 2025 (Form 10-K FY2025) | sec.gov + sec.gov As of September 27, 2025, the Company had approximately 166,000 full-time equivalent employees. + apple.com Tim Cook has been a director since 2011 and serves as the executive chair of the board. + apple.com Tim Cook has been a director since 2011 and serves as the executive chair of the board. He joined Apple in 1998 and served as the company's CEO from 2011 to 2026. | 166,000 | Organization | 166,000 |
Negative
| Claim | Sources | Scale | Credit | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple fined €1,840,984,000 by the European Commission (AT.40437, music streaming anti-steering), 4 Mar 2024 | eur-lex.europa.eu + eur-lex.europa.eu Total fine EUR 1 840 984 000 + ec.europa.eu The European Commission has fined Apple over €1.8 billion for abusing its dominant position + apple.com Tim Cook has been a director since 2011 and serves as the executive chair of the board. He joined Apple in 1998 and served as the company's CEO from 2011 to 2026. | 1.84 billion | Organization | 1.84 billion |
| Apple fined €500,000,000 under the Digital Markets Act (anti-steering), 23 Apr 2025 | eur-lex.europa.eu + eur-lex.europa.eu the Decision imposes a fine of EUR 500 000 000 on Apple + reuters.com Apple was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday + apple.com Tim Cook has been a director since 2011 and serves as the executive chair of the board. He joined Apple in 1998 and served as the company's CEO from 2011 to 2026. | 500 million | Organization Official decision. Apple said it would challenge; first-instance decision counts unless reversed or stayed. Cook CEO at the time (CEO 2011-2026, now executive chair). | 500 million |
Not counted / unproven
Unproven or rejected claims. They are shown for transparency and do not affect the totals.
Not counted, positive
| Claim | Sources | Scale | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| None. | |||
Not counted, negative
| Claim | Sources | Scale | Status |
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| None. | |||