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Microsoft's competitors and similar companies include Oracle, Dell, Salesforce, Zoom, Slack, Meta, Sony Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Apple, Google and IBM.
 Oracle Oracle (formerly known as Relational Software) is a company that provides integrated cloud applications and platform services. |  Zoom Zoom Communications (formerly known as Zoom Video Communications) is a communication technology company that develops an AI-first work platform. |  Meta Meta Platforms (formerly known as Facebook) is a technology company that provides online social networking and augmented reality solutions. |  Sony Group Sony Group (ソニーグループ株式会社, formerly known as Sony Corporation) is a company that designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies electronic equipment, instruments, and devices. |  Hewlett Packard Enterprise Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a company that provides intelligent edge-to-cloud solutions. |  Apple Apple is a company that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices. |  Google Google is a technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and AI. |  IBM IBM (International Business Machines, formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording) is a company that provides technology and consulting solutions. | |||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1975 | Founding Date 1977 | Founding Date 1987 | Founding Date 1999 | Founding Date 2011 | Founding Date 2009 | Founding Date 2004 | Founding Date 1946 | Founding Date 1939 | Founding Date 1976 | Founding Date 1998 | Founding Date 1911 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations Redmond, US HQ Tirana, AL Algiers, DZ Luanda, AO Buenos Aires, AR North Sydney, AU Wien, AT see more | Locations Austin, US HQ Hydra, DZ Buenos Aires, AR Brisbane City, AU Canberra, AU Melbourne, AU Melbourne, AU see more | Locations Round Rock, US HQ Annapolis Junction, US Apex, US Austin, US Austin, US Austin, US Draper, US see more | Locations San Francisco, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Pilar Centro, AR Adelaide, AU Barton, AU Melbourne, AU Melbourne, AU see more | Locations San Francisco, US HQ Pune, IN Dublin, IE San Francisco, US | Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Melbourne, AU Sydney, AU Brussels, BE Brasilia, BR São Paulo, BR see more | Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Vicente López, AR North Sydney, AU Wien, AT Ixelles, BE Zaventem, BE São Paulo, BR see more | Locations Spring, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Vienna, AT Diegem, BE Mississauga, CA Santiago, CL Beijing, CN see more | Locations Cupertino, US HQ Sydney, AU Brussels, BE São Paulo, BR Toronto, CA Santiago, CL Shanghai, CN see more | Locations Mountain View, US HQ Buenos Aires, AR Melbourne, AU Pyrmont, AU Sydney, AU Brussels, BE Belo Horizonte, BR see more | ||
Employees | Employees 228,000 | Employees 162,0002% increase | Employees 111,300 | Employees 83,3349% increase | Employees 7,438 | Employees 3,1813% decrease | Employees 78,8651% increase | Employees 112,300 | Employees 67,00010% increase | Employees 166,0001% increase | Employees 339,5331% increase | Employees 264,300 |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 3.1 t | Valuation ($) 480.6 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 257.1 b | Valuation ($) 23.2 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 1.3 t | Valuation ($) 114.5 b | Valuation ($) 25.8 b | Valuation ($) 3.5 t | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 182.4 b |
Financial | ||||||||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $281.7b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $57.4b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $41.5b (FY, 2026) | Revenue (est.) $4.9b (FY, 2026) | Revenue (est.) $902.6m (FY, 2021) | Revenue (est.) $201b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) ¥13.2t (FY, 2026) | Revenue (est.) $34.3b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $416.2b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $67.5b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $87.8b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $16.9b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $9.3b (FY, 2026) | Cost of goods $1.1b (FY, 2026) | Cost of goods $121.7m (FY, 2021) | Cost of goods $36.2b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods ¥7.5t (FY, 2026) | Cost of goods $23.9b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $221b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $28.2b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $193.9b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $40.5b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $32.3b (FY, 2026) | Gross profit $3.7b (FY, 2026) | Gross profit $780.9m (FY, 2021) | Gross profit $164.8b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit ¥5.7t (FY, 2026) | Gross profit $10.4b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $195.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $39.3b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $101.8b (FY, 2025) | Net income $12.4b (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income $7.5b (FY, 2026) | Net income $1.9b (FY, 2026) | Net income ($292.5m) (FY, 2021) | Net income $60.5b (FY, 2025) | Net income (¥302.5b) (FY, 2026) | Net income $57m (FY, 2025) | Net income $112b (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income $10.6b (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||||||||
Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 150 (FY, 2021) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 175 (Q2, 2025) |
Daily Active Users | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users 12.5 m (Mar, 2020) | Daily Active Users 2.1 b (Q3, 2023) | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users N/A | Daily Active Users N/A |
Enterprise Customers | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers 219.7 k (Q3, 2024) | Enterprise Customers 756 k (FY, 2021) | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers N/A | Enterprise Customers N/A |
Facility Space, sq. ft. | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. 28.6 m (FY, 2024) | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. N/A | Facility Space, sq. ft. 41 m (FY, 2024) |
Remaining Performance Obligations | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations $130.2b (Q3, 2025) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations $59.9b (Q2, 2026) | Remaining Performance Obligations $3.6b (Q3, 2024) | Remaining Performance Obligations $900m (Q3, 2022) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations $7.3b (Q3, 2024) | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A | Remaining Performance Obligations N/A |
Trademark Applications (US) | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) 16 (Aug, 2023) | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) N/A | Trademark Applications (US) 103 (Oct, 2025) | Trademark Applications (US) N/A |
Trademarks (US) | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) 194 (Aug, 2023) | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) N/A | Trademarks (US) 612 (Oct, 2025) | Trademarks (US) N/A |
Funding | ||||||||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 270.3m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 2.6b | Total funding raised $ 160.5m | Total funding raised $ 1.3b | Total funding raised $ 16.1b | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 1.2b | Total funding raised $ 35.9m | Total funding raised N/A |
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