If You Bought $1,000 in Apple Stock When the iPod Was Released, Here’s How Much You'd Have Now

Apple Computer Inc. unveils a new portable music player, the iPod MP3 music player, at an event in Cupertino, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2001. Courtesy of Apple Corp. via Getty Images

Apple Inc. will discontinue making the iPod, a music player that was first launched in 2001. Here’s a look at how the stock has performed since the music player was launched.

What Happened

Apple released the iPod in 2001 as one of its first personal electronics products. The first iPod was released on Oct. 23, 2001.

Later versions of the iPod were introduced including the iPod Mini in 2004, iPod Nano in 2006, iPod Touch in 2007, and several versions of the iPod Shuffle.