Tim Cook
Tim Cook
Real Name/Full Name Timothy Donald Cook
Nick Name/Celebrated Name: Tim Cook
Birth Place: Mobile, Alabama, United States
Date Of Birth/Birthday: 1 November 1960
Age/How Old: 63 years old
Height/How Tall: In Centimetres –  183 cm
In Feet and Inches – 6′ 0″
Weight: In Kilograms – 80 Kg
In Pounds –  176 lbs
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Grey
Parents Name: Father –Donald Cook
Mother – Geraldine Cook
Siblings: Gerald Cook, Michael Cook
School: Robertsdale High School
College: Auburn University and Duke University
Religion: Christian
Nationality: American
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Gay
Marital Status: Single
Girlfriend: No
Wife/Spouse Name: N/A
Kids/Children Name: No
Profession: Business Executive
Net Worth: $2 billion
Last Updated: March 2024

American originated Timothy Donald Cook, who is popularly known as Tim Cook is a business executive. Currently, he is working as the Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc. Previously, he has worked under Steve Jobs as a prime operating officer, the co-founder of Apple Inc.

In 1988, Tim Cook shook his hands with Apple Company and started working as a wise senior president. Since 2011, his supervision spread over several operations and sales, and he soon started working as the executive vice president. Till 2020, Cook has tripled the company’s profit and revenue.

Well, how well do you know about Tim Cook? If not much, we have compiled all you need to know about Tim Cook’s net worth in 2024, his age, height, weight, wife, kids, biography and complete details about his life. Well, if you’re all set, here is what we know about Tim Cook to date.

Biography and Early Life

Cook was born to his father, Donald Cook, a worker at a shipyard, and his mother, Geraldine, who worked at various pharmacies. He grew up in a middle-class family in Mobile, Alabama, United States. He does not have any exciting moment to share regarding his childhood and had quite a boring life. He said this in an interview, mocking his childhood days.

Age, Height, Weight & Body Measurement

So, how old is Tim Cook in 2024 and what is his height and weight? Well, Tim Cook’s age is 63 years old as of today’s date 29th March 2024 having been born on 1 November 1960. Though, he is 6′ 0″ in feet and inches and 183 cm in Centimetres tall, he weighs about 176 lbs in Pound and 80kg in Kilograms.

Education

Cook completed his schooling at Robertsdale High School in 1978. He has earned two degrees. In 1982, he first attended Auburn University and passed out with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering. He later shifted to Duke University and completed his graduation with an MBA degree in 1988. He was quite a bookish person but often found himself enjoying time with his friend.

Personal Life: Dating, Girlfriends, Wife, Kids

In 2014, Cook dyed-in-the-wool in one of his writings that he is a Gay. He never denied his sexuality in front of the media. In an interview, he stated that he is proud to be gay, and he considered this sexuality to be God’s gift. He also said that he considers himself an activist and later realized how much it had benefited him in his personal life. He has a positive thought that being a CEO of Apple as gay would inspire the coming generation.

In 2018, Cook was assigned as the chairman of the advisory board in which he worked under Tsinghua University’s school of economics in China. In 1996, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. For that, he has taken some funds from a favorite charity. The doctors later told him that the disease appeared to him because of carrying heavy loads.

Is Tim Cook Gay?

Tim Cook has revealed himself as gay in various documentaries. He never denied his sexuality in front of the media. He also stated about his sexuality of being gay in many interviews. But currently, he is single and is not in any relationship with anyone.

Professional Career

In 2010, while he was delivering a speech at Auburn University’s commencement ceremony, he stated that his most crucial unearthing so far in life was the decision to join “Apple”. He kick-started his career under Apple in the year 1998. When he was a fresher in the company, the company initiated launching iPod, iPad, iMac, and iPhone.

He had seen his company falling in profits in his early days. But things get better when Cook stepped into the team as a board’s vice president. After one year of his debut in Apple, the company started raising its profits on a large scale of $1 billion. Soon the company decided to raise Cook to higher positions. He was assigned as an executive vice president and later promoted to the chief operating officer’s rank.

As he was grabbing the higher positions, he started managing sales and operations across the country. He maintained his partnership with the Macintosh division and continued the company’s development. After the death of Steve Jobs, who was the co-founder of Apple, Cook was named as the brand-new CEO of Apple in 2011.

His career changed from that. Soon he started conducting meetings with the corporation’s board of directors. In 2014, at the Worldwide Developers Conference, Cook launched his best creation of the Apple OS, “OSX Yosemite”, for mobile and computer. By that year, he continued his speed and found another two brand-new Apple products, i.e., iPhone6 and iPhone6 Plus.

Both these mobiles contain larger screen sizes and various new features including, Burst Selfies and Apple Pay. In 2015, he came up with another significant device, “Apple Watch”, which is used to track health and fitness. He is the reason and the brain behind the great products that Apple has launched after Steve Jobs’s death.

Award

In 2011, Cook was directed as the World’s Most Powerful People by Forbes magazine. He was the highest-paid CEO among massive traded companies in 2012. In 2018, Apple became the first traded American company under Cook, which reached the enormous amount of $1 trillion.

Cook has invested almost $120 million in stock for the company’s future development. In 2011, when he was assigned as a CEO of Apple, he was awarded a stock award. Apple has traded with approximately 500 companies worldwide over the last three years. The only man who stood behind this success is none other than Tim Cook.

Net Worth, Salary & Earnings of Tim Cook in 2024

Tim Cook Net Worth
Tim Cook Net Worth

Tim Cook’s annual salary is approximately $900,000. In 2020, he made money from $378 million in stock markets and bonuses. Tim Cook has an enormous net worth of $2 billion as of 2024. Being a CEO of Apple has earned him this hefty amount of money. His other earning sources are Apple products, stock markets, and many more.

Some Interesting Facts You Need To Know

Tim managed to bring an enormous market value increase from $350 billion to $2 trillion even during the pandemic period.

Tim Cook is not only a versatile business executive but also a humble person from the inside. In 2015, after he spends his money on his nephew’s college, he has donated the rest to philanthropic projects. Till 2020, Cook has tripled Apple’s profit and revenue.

There is an enormous market value increase from $350 billion to $2 trillion. After being raised in a middle-class family, Cook has managed to be a part of Apple. After the death of Steve Jobs, who was the co-founder of Apple, Cook was named as the brand new CEO of Apple in 2011. His career changed from that.

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