InvestedInstead

13 December 2016 · Apple Inc.

Apple AirPods

Mocked at launch, then became a business the size of a Fortune 500 company.

You bought the product

$159

Launch price, Dec 2016

You bought the shares instead

$2,054

Valued 6 Nov 2026

Return on the launch price
12.9×
Annualised
29.5%
Years held
9.9