America's Favorite Cover Boy
Legend has it that Steve Jobs has appeared on more magazine covers than anyone else. We compile the CEO's glamor shots.


It depends on the source, but legend has it Steve Jobs has appeared on more magazine covers than Oprah, Paris Hilton, Elvis, the world's top supermodels, or, at least, any other CEO in modern history.
For a secretive man with a rather tumultuous relationship with the press, the fact his mug has graced the front of more covers than most others is a glowing testament to the industry-shifting accomplishments of the King of Cupertino.
From a 1984 Newsweek cover featuring a youthful, well-coiffed wunderkind, to Fast Company's 2010 cover spotlighting a slender, bespectacled CEO, see the 25 most essential magazine covers of Steve Jobs.
Plus, full coverage of Jobs: tributes, photos, videos, and more.


























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