Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Founded in 1975, the company became influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows, and has since expanded to Internet services, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video gaming, and other fields. Often described as 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. Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to market BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the personal computer operating system... Wikipedia
- Type: Public
- Traded as: NASDAQ: MSFT, Nasdaq-100 component, DJIA component, S&P 100 component, S&P 500 component
- ISIN: [ ISIN: [ US5949181045]]
- Industry: Information technology
- Predecessor: Traf-O-Data
- Founded: April 04, 1975 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
- Founders: Bill Gates, Paul Allen
- Area served: Worldwide
- Key people: Satya Nadella (chairman & CEO), Brad Smith (vice chairman & president), Bill Gates (technical adviser)
- Products: Software development, Computer hardware, Consumer electronics, Social networking service, Cloud computing, Video games, Internet, Corporate venture capital
- Brands: Windows, Microsoft 365, Teams, Visual Studio, Xbox, Dynamics, Surface
- Services: Edge, Azure, Bing, LinkedIn, Viva Engage, Microsoft 365, OneDrive, Dynamics 365, Outlook, GitHub, Microsoft Store, Windows Update, Game Pass, Xbox network
- Revenue: US$281.7 billion(2025)
- Operating income: US$128.5 billion(2025)
- Total assets: US$619.0 billion(2025)
- Total equity: US$343.5 billion(2025)
- Number of employees: 228,000(2025)
- Divisions: Microsoft Gaming, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Research, Microsoft AI, Windows and Devices Group, Microsoft Cloud, Microsoft Security, Microsoft Industry, Microsoft Business Applications, Microsoft Developer
- Subsidiaries: GitHub, LinkedIn
- Website: microsoft.com