Apple’s market value has been on the rise following strong results and the upbeat outlook for tech giants.
Mr Cook owns 847,969 shares directly and took home more than $125m (£96m) last year as part of his pay package.
Last week, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg saw his personal wealth hit $100bn (£76bn).
Technology companies including Apple, Facebook and Amazon have seen their profits grow during the coronavirus pandemic as more people went online.
Silicon-Valley based Apple is now closing in on the milestone of being the first company to be valued at $2tn. Two years ago it become the first company to be valued at $1tn.
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