--- title: "Microsoft: AI company profile, people and coverage" description: "Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company 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, video gaming, and more." canonical: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft type: Organization wikidata: Q2283 wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft website: https://www.microsoft.com/ source: AI News Monitor publisher: Paciva license: CC BY 4.0 for this page's own layer; facts from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) --- # Microsoft > Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company 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, video gaming, and more. Read on the web: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft ## Facts - Category: Artificial intelligence - Country: United States - Founded: 1975-04-04 - Headquarters: Redmond - Status: public - Website: https://www.microsoft.com/ - Employees: 228,000 (as of 2024-01-01) - Also known as: microsoft.com - Industries: software development, software industry, International Standard Industrial Classification, technology industry, consumer electronics industry ## Accounts - x: https://x.com/Microsoft - linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/microsoft - github: https://github.com/microsoft - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFtEEv80fQVKkD4h1PF-Xqw - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Microsoft - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/microsoft ## Key people - Bill Gates, founder (American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955)) - Paul Allen, founder (American businessman and philanthropist, co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)) - Satya Nadella, chief executive (Indian-American business executive and CEO of Microsoft), since 2014-02-04 - Satya Nadella, board member (Indian-American business executive and CEO of Microsoft), since 2014-01-01 - Reid Hoffman, board member (American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author), since 2017-01-01 - Charlie Scharf, board member (American businessman; chief executive officer and president of Wells Fargo (born 1965)), since 2014-01-01 - Hugh Francis Johnston, board member (American business executive), since 2017-01-01 - Teri List, board member (American business executive), since 2014-01-01 - Emma Walmsley, board member (British businesswoman, CEO of GlaxoSmithKline), since 2019-01-01 - Penny Pritzker, board member (American billionaire businesswoman (born 1959)), since 2017-01-01 - Sandi Peterson, board member (American businesswoman), since 2015-12-01 - Catherine MacGregor, board member (Moroccan-born French businesswoman (born 1972); CEO of ENGIE since 2021), since 2023-01-01 - John W. Stanton, board member (American businessman and corporate director; majority owner of the Seattle Mariners), since 2014-01-01 - Mark Mason, board member (American business executive), since 2023-01-01 - Melinda Gates (American philanthropist) - Ward Cunningham (American computer programmer) - Gabe Newell (American computer programmer and businessman) - Guido van Rossum (Dutch programmer and creator of Python) - Tony Hoare (British computer scientist) - Alexey Pajitnov (Russian video game designer (born 1955)) - Charles Simonyi (Hungarian-American computer software executive (born 1948)) - Jaron Lanier (American computer scientist, musician, and author) - Michael Freedman (American mathematician) - Doug Burgum (United States Secretary of the Interior) - Jim Gray (American computer scientist (1944–2007/2012)) - Susan Kare (American artist and graphic designer (born 1954)) ## Revenue - undated: USD 60.4 billion (SEC filing) - undated: USD 58.4 billion (SEC filing) - undated: USD 62.5 billion (SEC filing) - 2008-01-01: USD 60.4 billion (Wikidata) - 2009-01-01: USD 58.4 billion (Wikidata) - 2010-01-01: USD 62.5 billion (Wikidata) - 2011-01-01: USD 69.9 billion (Wikidata) - 2012-01-01: USD 73.7 billion (Wikidata) - 2013-01-01: USD 77.8 billion (Wikidata) - 2014-01-01: USD 86.8 billion (Wikidata) - 2015-01-01: USD 93.6 billion (Wikidata) - 2016-01-01: USD 85.3 billion (Wikidata) - 2017-01-01: USD 90 billion (Wikidata) - 2018-01-01: USD 110.4 billion (Wikidata) - 2019-01-01: USD 125.8 billion (Wikidata) - 2020-01-01: USD 143 billion (Wikidata) - 2021-01-01: USD 168.1 billion (Wikidata) - 2022-01-01: USD 198.3 billion (Wikidata) - 2023-01-01: USD 211.9 billion (Wikidata) - 2024-01-01: USD 245.1 billion (Wikidata) - 2025-01-01: USD 281.7 billion (Wikidata) - 2026-01-01: USD 331.8 billion (Wikidata) ## Ownership Subsidiaries: [GitHub](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-github.md), [Xbox Game Studios](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-xbox-game-studios.md), [Turn 10 Studios](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-turn-10-studios.md), [ZeniMax Media](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-zenimax-media.md), [Powerset](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-powerset.md), [Skype Technologies](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-skype-technologies.md), [aQuantive](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-aquantive.md), [Ensemble Studios](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-ensemble-studios.md), [Activision Blizzard](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-activision-blizzard.md), [Fast Search & Transfer](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-fast-search-transfer.md), [Rare Ltd.](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-rare-ltd.md), [Sysinternals](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-sysinternals.md), [Lionhead Studios](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-lionhead-studios.md), [Digital Anvil](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-digital-anvil.md), [Nuance Communications](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-nuance-communications.md), [Microsoft Store](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-store.md), [Avanade](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-avanade.md), [Havok](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-havok.md), [Razorfish](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-razorfish.md), Microsoft Kids, [Perceptive Pixel](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-perceptive-pixel.md), DATAllegro, [Danger, Inc.](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-danger-inc.md), [GreenButton](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-greenbutton.md), Jellyfish.com, [Massive Incorporated](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-massive-incorporated.md), [Microsoft Algeria](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-algeria.md), [Microsoft India R & D](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-india-r-d.md), [Microsoft Japan](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-japan.md), [Microsoft Production Studios](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-production-studios.md), [Microsoft Research Asia](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-research-asia.md), [ProClarity](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-proclarity.md), [Tellme Networks](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-tellme-networks.md), [Visio Corporation](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-visio-corporation.md), Microsoft Egypt, [Microsoft Mobile](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-mobile.md), [Microsoft (Ukraine)](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-ukraine.md), [Microsoft Israel](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-israel.md), [Microsoft (United Kingdom)](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-united-kingdom.md), [Microsoft (Netherlands)](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-netherlands.md), [Microsoft (France)](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-france.md), [Microsoft s.r.o.](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-s-r-o.md), [Microsoft Saudi](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-saudi.md), [Microsoft Ireland Research](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-ireland-research.md), [Microsoft Global Finance](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-global-finance.md), [Microsoft Ireland Operations](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-ireland-operations.md), [Microsoft Online](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-online.md), [Microsoft Operations](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-operations.md), [Microsoft Regional Sales](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-regional-sales.md), [LinkedIn Ireland](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-linkedin-ireland.md), [Softomotive](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-softomotive.md), [Dreamworks Interactive](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-dreamworks-interactive.md), [Microsoft Switzerland](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-switzerland.md), [Microsoft Canada](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-canada.md), [Clipchamp Pty Ltd](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-clipchamp-pty-ltd.md), [Microsoft Germany](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-germany.md), [Microsoft Morocco](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft-morocco.md), [LinkedIn Corporation](https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-linkedin-corporation.md), Microsoft Experiences + Devices ## Products - Microsoft Windows - computer hardware - software - Microsoft Office - Skype - Xbox - Visual Studio - Microsoft Bing - Microsoft Surface - Azure - Microsoft Dynamics - Microsoft Servers - Xbox - Microsoft Mobile ## Coverage on the Monitor Every article, podcast, video and market the Monitor holds on Microsoft, dated and linked to its publisher: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-microsoft#connections ## Sources - Facts: Wikidata (CC0 1.0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2283, read 2026-11-11 - Summary: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft - Filings: SEC EDGAR, https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0000789019 Part of [AI Companies](https://monitor.paciva.ai/companies.md), the Monitor's directory of every AI company on file.