MICROSOFT CORP
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and video gaming among others. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- MSFT [1]
- Listing exchanges
- Nasdaq [1]
- SEC industry
- Services-Prepackaged Software [1]
- Business sectors
- software development; technology industry; software industry; International Standard Industrial Classification; consumer electronics industry [2]
- Company / filing name
- MICROSOFT CORP [1]
- Headquarters location
- Redmond [2]
- Business address
- ONE MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WA, 98052-6399 [1]
- Founded
- 1975-04-04 [2]
- Legal form
- Washington corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Washington, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Satya Nadella [2]
- Founders
- Bill Gates; Paul Allen [2]
- Official website
- https://www.microsoft.com/de-de/; https://www.microsoft.com/; https://microsoft.cz/; https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb; https://www.microsoft.com/ja-jp/ [2]
- Employees
- 228,000 · reported year 2024 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 331,839,000,000 · 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 [3]
- Total assets
- USD 758,376,000,000 · at 2026-06-30 [3]
- Net income / loss
- USD 133,749,000,000 · 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 [3]
- Fiscal year end
- June 30 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US5949181045 [2]
- CIK
- 0000789019 [1]
- SIC code
- 7372 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. The company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows and has since expanded into areas such as Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and video gaming among others. A Big Tech company, Microsoft is the largest software company by revenue, one of the most valuable public companies, and one of the most valuable brands globally. [4]
Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to market BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the PC operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by Windows. The company's 1986 initial public offering and the subsequent rise in its share price created three billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires among Microsoft employees. Since the 1990s, it has increasingly diversified its business. Steve Ballmer replaced Gates as CEO in 2000. He oversaw the then-largest of Microsoft's corporate acquisitions in Skype Technologies in 2011, an increased focus on hardware that led to its first in-house PC line—the Surface—in 2012, and the formation of Microsoft Mobile through Nokia. Since Satya Nadella became CEO in 2014, the company has changed focus towards cloud computing and acquired LinkedIn in 2016. Under his direction, the company has expanded its video gaming business to support the Xbox brand, establishing the Microsoft Gaming division in 2022 and acquiring Activision Blizzard in 2023. [4]
Microsoft has been dominant in the IBM PC–compatible operating system and office software suite markets since the 1990s. Its best-known software products are the Windows line of operating systems and the Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 suite of productivity applications, which most notably include the Word word processor, Excel spreadsheet editor, and PowerPoint presentation program. Its flagship hardware products are the Surface lineup of PCs and the Xbox brand of video game consoles, the latter including the Xbox network. The company also offers online services such as Bing web search, the MSN web portal, the Outlook.com (Hotmail) email service, and the Microsoft Store. In the enterprise and development fields, Microsoft most notably provides the Azure cloud computing platform, Microsoft SQL Server database software, and Visual Studio. [4]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Microsoft. 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 Satya Nadella in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Revenue: USD 331,839,000,000, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2026-07-29. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Net income / loss: USD 133,749,000,000, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2026-07-29. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Total assets: USD 758,376,000,000, at 2026-06-30. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2026-07-29. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives MICROSOFT CORP a fiscal year end of 0630 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: MSFT (Nasdaq). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [5]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was MICROSOFT CORP founded?
Founded: 1975-04-04. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of MICROSOFT CORP?
Headquarters location: Redmond. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for MICROSOFT CORP?
Business sectors: software development; technology industry; software industry; International Standard Industrial Classification; consumer electronics industry. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
MICROSOFT CORP relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — MICROSOFT CORP filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- SEC — MICROSOFT CORP reported financial facts ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Microsoft (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.