Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs, By the Numbers

  • First Posted: Oct 06 2011 13:51 PM
  • Updated: about 2 hours ago

The world's greatest entrepreneur leaves behind a nearly unparalleled legacy.

Before his death yesterday, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs had been praised as the Thomas Edison or Henry Ford of his generation. Here's a look at some of Jobs' accomplishments:

0: The number of degrees that Steve Jobs had upon starting Apple, Inc. in 1976.

1: Apple's ranking among the best brands in the world, according to marketing firm Millward Brown in May 2011.

$1: Jobs' annual salary as CEO of Apple.

2: The number of times that Jobs quit or retired from day-to-day operations at Apple.

4: The number of children Jobs fathered.

6: The number of Academy Awards for Best Animated Feature won by Pixar Studios under Jobs' management, for Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E, Up, and Toy Story 3.

7 per cent: The size of Jobs' share in Disney, making him the company's largest shareholder.

17: Ranking on Forbes magazine's list of the most powerful people on the planet as of September 2011.

25 per cent: The iPhone's market share among smartphones in the U.S.

29: The number of Academy Award nominations for all Pixar films.

338: The number of patents that bear Jobs' name.

357: The number of Apple stores worldwide (give or take a handful of knock-offs).

501: The style of Levi's jeans that Jobs was rarely seen without, along with a black turtleneck, New Balance sneakers, and wire-frame glasses.

10,000: The number of tweets per second marking Jobs' death last night, the highest rate ever on Twitter.

75,000: The number of Apple employees worldwide.

62.3 million: The number of iPads sold since 2010.

130 million: The number of iPhones sold since 2007.

300 million: The number of iPods sold since 2001.

$8.3 billion: Jobs' personal wealth as of 2010.

11 billion: The number of files purchased and (legally) downloaded from iTunes since going live in 2003.

$65 billion: Apple's revenue in 2010.

$350 billion: Apple's worth as of October 2011, making it the second-most valuable on the planet.

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