List of mergers and acquisitions by Apple


Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and manufactures consumer electronics and software products. It was established in Cupertino, California, on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne, and was incorporated on January 3, 1977. The company's hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers, the iPod line of portable media players, the iPad line of tablets, the iPhone line of smartphones, the Apple TV line of digital media players, and the Apple Watch line of smartwatches. Apple's software products include the macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS operating systems, the iTunes media player, the Safari web browser, and the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software., Apple is publicly known to have acquired more than 100 companies. The actual number of acquisitions is possibly larger as Apple does not reveal the majority of its acquisitions unless discovered by the press. Apple has cofounded two half-equity partnerships and purchased equity stakes in three preexisting companies, and has made three divestments. Apple has not released the financial details for the majority of its mergers and acquisitions.
Apple's business philosophy is to acquire small companies that can be easily integrated into existing company projects. For instance, Apple acquired Emagic and its professional music software, Logic Pro, in 2002. The acquisition was incorporated in the creation of the digital audio workstation software GarageBand, an integral part of the iLife software suite, and now one of the leading digital audio workstations on iOS and macOS.
The company made its first acquisition on March 2, 1988, with its purchase of Network Innovations. In 2013, Apple acquired thirteen companies. Apple's largest acquisition was that of Beats Electronics in August 2014 for $3 billion. Of the companies Apple has acquired, 71 were based in the United States.
In early-May 2019, Apple CEO Tim Cook said to CNBC that Apple acquires a company every two to three weeks on average, having acquired 20 to 25 companies in the past six months alone.

Acquisitions

DateCompanyBusinessCountryValue Derived products
1Network InnovationsSoftware—Data Access Language
2Orion Network SystemsComputer Software—SNA*ps
3StylewareComputer software—AppleWorks GS, iWork, iLife
4Nashoba SystemsComputer software—FileMaker
5Coral SoftwareComputer software—Macintosh Common Lisp
6NeXTUnix-like hardware and software platform404000000Mac OS X/macOS, Darwin, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, audioOS, visionOS
7Power Computing CorporationMacintosh clones110000000—
8Xemplar EducationSoftware4926000—
9Raycer GraphicsComputer graphic chips15000000—
10NetSelectorInternet software——
11Astarte-DVD Authoring SoftwareSoftware—DVD Studio Pro, iDVD
12 SoundJam MPSoftware—iTunes
13Early Bluefish LabsProductivity software—iWork
14bluebuzzInternet service provider ——
15Spruce TechnologiesGraphics software14900000DVD Studio Pro
16PowerSchoolOnline info systems services66100000PowerSchool
17Nothing RealSpecial effects software15000000Shake
18ZayanteFireWire chips and software13000000FireWire
19Silicon Grail Corp-ChaliceDigital effects software20000000Motion
20Propel Softwareinternet and network optimization for wireless carriers—Safari
21Prismo GraphicsSpecial-effects titling software for film and video20000000LiveType
22EmagicMusic production software30000000Logic Pro, GarageBand
23SchemaSoftSoftware—iWork
24FingerWorksGesture recognition company—iOS
25Silicon ColorSoftware—Color
26ProximitySoftware—Final Cut Server
27P.A. SemiSemiconductors278000000Apple SoC
28PlacebaseMaps—Apple Maps
29Lala.comMusic streaming17000000iCloud, iTunes Match
30Quattro WirelessMobile advertising275000000iAd
31IntrinsitySemiconductors121000000Apple SoC
32SiriVoice control software—Siri
33Gipsy Moth StudiosApplication Regionalization Firm12000000iPod, iPhone, iPad
34Poly9Web-based mapping—Apple Maps
35Polar RoseFacial recognition29000000iOS
36IMSenseHigh-dynamic-range photography—iOS
37C3 Technologies3D mapping267000000Maps
38AnobitFlash memory500000000iPod, iPhone, iPad
39ChompApp search engine50000000App Store
40RedmaticaAudio—Logic Pro, GarageBand
41AuthenTecPC and mobile security products356000000Touch ID
42ParticleHTML5 Web app firm—iCloud, iAd
43Novauris TechnologiesSpeech recognition—Siri
44OttoCatSearch engine—App Store
45WiFiSlamIndoor location20000000Apple Maps
46LocationaryMaps—Apple Maps
47HopStop.comMaps—Apple Maps
48Passif SemiconductorSemiconductors—Apple SoC
49MatchaMedia discovery app—TV app for Apple TV and iOS
50EmbarkMaps—Apple Maps
51AlgoTrimMobile data compression—iOS
52CuePersonal assistant50000000Siri
53PrimeSenseStructured-light 3D scanners360000000Face ID, TrueDepth
54TopsyAnalytics200000000App Store, Apple Music, iTunes Store
55BroadMapMaps—Apple Maps
56Catch.comSoftware—Siri
57AcunuDatabase analytics—iCloud
58SnappyLabsPhotography software—Camera
59BurstlySoftware testing—TestFlight, App Store|App Store]
60LuxVue TechnologymicroLED displays—MacBook Pro (Apple silicon), iPad Pro (5th generation)
61SpotsetterSocial search engine—Apple Maps
62SwellMusic streaming30000000Apple Music
63BookLampBook analytics—iBooks
64Beats ElectronicsHeadphones, music streaming 3,000,000,000iPhone, iTunes, Apple Music
65PrssDigital magazine—Apple News
66DryftOn-Screen Keyboard—iOS Keyboard
67Camel AudioAudio plug-ins and sound libraries—Logic Pro
68SemetricMusic analytics50000000Apple Music, iTunes Store
69FoundationDBDatabase—iMessage Backend
70LinXCamera20000000iPhone Camera
71Coherent NavigationGPS—Apple Maps
72MetaioAugmented reality—ARKit
73MapsenseMapping visualization and data collection25000000-30,000,000Apple Maps
74VocalIQSpeech technology—Siri
75PerceptioMachine learning, Image recognition—Face ID, Animoji, Photos
76FaceshiftRealtime Motion Capture—Animoji
77EmotientEmotion recognition—Face ID, Animoji
78LearnSproutEducation technology—Classroom iPad App
79Flyby MediaAugmented reality—ARKit
80LegbaCorePlatform security—Exposed firmware exploit in Apple computers.
81TuriMachine learning200000000Xcode, Core ML
82GliimpsePersonal health info collection company—HealthKit, CareKit, ResearchKit
83TuplejumpMachine learningIndiadts|2016|12|1

Institutional ownership

Apple Inc. is a public, joint-stock company registered with the SEC., it has 4,715,280,000 outstanding shares. These are mainly held by institutional investors and funds. The top 16 institutional shareholders are:

Subsidiaries of Apple