Salesforce, Inc.
Salesforce, Inc. is an American enterprise software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is best known for customer relationship management software and related applications, which the corporation delivers through a software as a service subscription business model. It also provides software for sales, customer service, marketing automation, e-commerce, data analytics, artificial intelligence, agentic AI, and application development.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- CRM [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Services-Prepackaged Software [1]
- Business sectors
- automation; analytics; enterprise software; intelligent agent; email marketing; software as a service [2]
- Company / filing name
- Salesforce, Inc. [1]
- Headquarters location
- Salesforce Tower; San Francisco [2]
- Business address
- SALESFORCE TOWER, 415 MISSION STREET 3RD FL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94105 [1]
- Founded
- 1999-02-03 [2]
- Legal form
- corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Marc Benioff [2]
- Founders
- Marc Benioff [2]
- Official website
- www.salesforce.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 35,000 · reported year 2019 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 37,895,000,000 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- January 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US79466L3024 [2]
- CIK
- 0001108524 [1]
- SIC code
- 7372 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Salesforce, Inc. is an American enterprise software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is best known for customer relationship management software and related applications, which the corporation delivers through a software as a service subscription business model. It also provides software for sales, customer service, marketing automation, e-commerce, data analytics, artificial intelligence, agentic AI, and application development. [3]
Founded by former Oracle executive Marc Benioff in March 1999, Salesforce experienced rapid growth in the sector in which it competed, debuting its initial public offering in 2004. Its major acquisitions included Tableau and Slack. As of March 2026, Salesforce has a market capitalization of approximately US$186 billion. For fiscal year 2026 (ending January 31, 2026), the company reported record annual revenue of $41.5 billion. The company is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (since 2020) and the S&P 500. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Salesforce. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Marc Benioff in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 35,000 · reported year 2019. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 37,895,000,000 · reported year 2024. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives Salesforce, Inc. a fiscal year end of 0131 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: CRM (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
Comparison candidates share the SEC SIC classification 7372. This does not imply ownership, partnership or trading relationships.
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Salesforce, Inc. founded?
Founded: 1999-02-03. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of Salesforce, Inc.?
Headquarters location: Salesforce Tower; San Francisco. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for Salesforce, Inc.?
Business sectors: automation; analytics; enterprise software; intelligent agent; email marketing; software as a service. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Salesforce, Inc. relationship map
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2 verified direct relationships. Industry peers are not relationship edges.
Sources and review dates
- SEC — Salesforce, Inc. filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Salesforce (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.