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Under Cook, Apple grew into one of the world's most valuable companies; in 2025 it was the second largest technology company by revenue in the world, at US $416 billion. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Tim Cook in New York City - 2026 (cropped).jpg — Dati Bendo / European Union, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Tim Cook\". DigiNepal. Last updated 16 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/tim-cook. Retrieved 21 October 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-16T03:27:39Z","facts_checked":"2026-10-21","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/tim-cook","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/tim-cook","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/tim-cook?lang=ne"}}