As of March 2026, The Walt Disney Company has not been sold to Apple, and there is no official confirmation that such a deal is in progress. Rumors of an Apple-Disney merger have persisted for over two decades, fueled by the close relationship between the late Steve Jobs and Disney CEO Bob Iger, as well as Disney's acquisition of Pixar. Speculation intensified in 2024 and 2025 as Disney faced challenges in the streaming market and Apple sought to bolster its Apple TV+ content library. While some Wall Street analysts argue that Apple is one of the few entities with the $200 billion+ capital required to buy Disney, both companies have repeatedly dismissed these claims as "pure speculation." Regulatory hurdles regarding antitrust laws would also make such a massive consolidation of tech and media power extremely difficult to approve in the current legal climate.