Few companies around the world are as well-known as Microsoft. From operating systems to office packages, Microsoft statistics show that the company is a force to be reckoned with in the tech industry.
The company is constantly in the limelight, developing innovative software, gambling on socially responsible ventures, surpassing people’s expectations, and pushing the boundaries of technology.
In this article, we’ll look at Microsoft’s history, revenue, and usage, as well as some fun facts that highlight just how successful the company is.
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Staggering Microsoft Stats to Keep in Mind (Editor’s Choice)
- Microsoft’s market value is $2 trillion.
- As of October 2019, about 20,000 organizations were using Azure.
- 85% of Fortune 100 companies use Microsoft Azure.
- Microsoft Office 365 witnessed a 21% rise in usage to 258 million users in 2020.
- 70% of Fortune 500 firms have a license for Microsoft 365.
- From March to June 2020, Microsoft Teams grew by 894%.
- The number of Teams users went from 20 million in 2019 to 115 million in 2020.
Microsoft: The Basics of Success
Microsoft has been dominating the tech industry basically since it began more than 30 years ago—it produces software, hardware, operating systems, and other related services.
But before we get into that, let’s start off with a few Microsoft company facts.
1. Bill Gates became the youngest billionaire in the world in 1987.
(Source: History)
Bill Gates and Paul Allen established Micro-Soft (as it was originally called) on April 4, 1975. By 1979, the company’s sales had surpassed $1 million.
Microsoft launched the Windows operating system in 1985 and went public one year later.
2. Microsoft has 181,000 full-time employees.
(Source: Macrotrends)
Microsoft’s employee count grows every year. In fact, from 2018 until now, the company has added 50,000 employees to its team.
The Human Rights Campaign recognized Microsoft as one of the “Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality” in 2019.
3. As of June 2021, Microsoft is worth $2 trillion.
(Source: CNBC)
The company’s stock has grown over 600% since 2014. Microsoft reached $1 trillion in valuation in 2019, and now, two years later, the company has doubled its market value.
Microsoft financial statistics say the company’s $2.279 trillion market cap falls just behind Apple’s $2.448 trillion, making it the second most valuable company in the world.
Other companies that have hit the trillion milestone are Amazon and Alphabet.
4. Microsoft Office 365 controls nearly half of the office productivity software market.
(Source: Statista)
Microsoft Office’s market share in 2021 is around 47.5%, Google’s office suite takes 44.56%, and Adobe Acrobat Pro accounts for less than 1%.
In terms of monthly active users, Office 365 boasted 258 million in 2020.
5. Windows occupies over 30% of the OS market share.
(Source: Statcounter)
Windows is the second biggest operating system in the world behind Android—and Microsoft owns them both.
So, what percentage of the world uses Microsoft?
Although about 76.13% of desktop devices run on Windows, it can only claim 30.73% of the OS market share. Microsoft’s Android takes 42.56%, whereas iOS comes in third with 16.53%.
So, Microsoft holds around 73.29% of the OS market and considering that 59.5% of the world’s population are internet users, that would mean that roughly 43% of the world uses Microsoft.
Microsoft Revenue
So, how much money do all those market shares, worldwide users, and net worth actually translate into?
Keep reading to find out.
6. Microsoft’s revenue is $168.09 billion in 2021.
(Source: Statista)
Microsoft has been pulling big numbers throughout the years. Microsoft’s financial stats show the company’s annual revenue surpassed $100 billion in 2018, reached $125.84 billion in 2019, and saw a 17% increase from 2020 to 2021.
7. Microsoft’s net income was $61.3 billion in the 2021 fiscal year.
(Source: Microsoft)
The tech giant earned $46.2 billion in net income for the last quarter of the 2021 fiscal year, a 47% increase compared to the last quarter of 2020.
What does Microsoft do with its profit?
Microsoft invests its profit in further development of their company as well as various projects around the world. For instance, Microsoft awarded more than 150 grants to support COVID-19-related projects in 2020.
It also invested in Climeworks’ CO2 vacuum and pledged $20 billion over the next five years to improve cybersecurity in the US.
8. China represents less than 2% of Microsoft’s revenue.
(Source: Tech Crunch)
The number seems outrageous compared to the number of Microsoft users in China—about 90% of Chinese companies are using Microsoft’s operating system, but only 1% pay for it.
9. Microsoft Teams generated $6.8 billion in 2020.
(Source: BusinessOfApps)
The company had an astonishing 894% growth from March to June 2020, presumably because of the pandemic and companies’ remote work policies.
Microsoft Teams stats show the software went from reporting 20 million users and a revenue of $0.8 billion in 2019 to claiming 115 million users and nearly $7 billion in 2020.
10. Microsoft Azure generated $13 billion in revenue in 2019.
(Source: Business Quant)
Microsoft Azure is one of the best enterprise cloud hosting providers and the driving force behind the 30% increase in revenue for Microsoft’s Intelligent Cloud segment in 2021.
Azure’s revenue grew by 51% compared to 2020’s fiscal year results.
Microsoft Users Stats
Microsoft proudly boasts billions of customers from all around the world.
All of us are using Microsoft’s products one way or another, whether it’s Windows OS, LinkedIn, the Office Package, or even the Xbox.
So, how many Microsoft users are there?
The exact total number is very difficult to calculate, but we at Hosting Tribunal break it down for you over the next stats.
11. There are over one billion Windows 10 users.
(Source: GSMARENA)
Windows is undoubtedly the most popular desktop operating system in the world. Windows 10 reported one billion users back in March 2020.
As of 2021, the OS boasts 1.3 billion users, which is equivalent to Africa’s entire population.
12. About one million companies worldwide use Office 365.
(Source: TheXYZ)
The latest Office 365 statistics reveal that more than 731,000 companies are using the software in the US.
The UK takes the second position with 187,000 businesses, followed by Canada (83,000).
In fact, 70% of Fortune 500 firms purchased Office 365 in 2020.
13. Microsoft Azure has over 20,000 customers.
(Source: Expanded Ramblings)
Microsoft Azure statistics show that Azure had control of 17.4% of the global Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) market in 2019.
Azure’s market share grew to 19.7% in 2020, but it still comes second to Amazon’s 40.8%.
14. Microsoft Teams has 250 million daily active users.
(Source: ZDNet)
COVID-19 has forced most employees to work from home. Most companies nowadays use Zoom, Teams, or Google Meet, to schedule meetings and communicate with their teammates.
Microsoft Teams statistics show that the company’s user base increased 105 million in just three months (from April to July 2021).
Fun fact: 80 million people use Microsoft Teams on their phones.
15. Over 70% of Microsoft Teams users are male.
(Source: BusinessOfApps)
The distribution by gender is quite uneven—about 72.86% of Teams users are male whereas 27.14% are female.
Furthermore, the majority of the Teams’ user base (60%) belongs to the 35-54 age group. People older than 55 account for 20% of the user base, and adults younger than 24 represent just 4%.
Microsoft Software Stats
Microsoft has developed exceptional software throughout the years—Office 365, Teams, Azure, and OneDrive, for example, which offers one of the best cloud storage services for businesses.
But now let’s talk about other Microsoft software that we haven’t mentioned yet.
16. Microsoft bought Minecraft for $2.5 billion.
(Source: Windows Central)
Microsoft is no stranger to investing in the gaming industry. The company bought Minecraft in 2014 when it only had 50 million copies sold.
Minecraft went from boasting 91 million monthly active players in 2019 to 140 million in 2021. The latest Microsoft statistics say that gamers have downloaded Minecraft’s mods and add-ons more than one billion times as of 2021.
17. Microsoft bought LinkedIn in 2016.
(Source: CNBC)
LinkedIn is the biggest acquisition made by Microsoft. The tech giant bought LinkedIn for $26.2 billion back in 2016.
LinkedIn now has around 774 million users spread over 200 countries. The social sharing app generated about $8 billion in 2020, which is $1.3 billion more than in 2019.
18. Microsoft Xbox Live has 100 million monthly active users.
(Source: Statista)
The latest Microsoft stats reveal that Xbox added 60 million users from 2016 to 2020, more than half of which joined the Xbox family in 2020.
Xbox One has sold 48 million units worldwide since its release in 2013.
19. Microsoft Edge has 600 million users.
(Source: Mspoweruser)
This is fairly impressive, given that Microsoft launched the browser just two years ago, in 2019. However, looking at Microsoft statistics, Edge only has a little less than 6% of the global desktop browser market share.
The top competitors are Google Chrome (77%), Safari (9%), and Mozilla Firefox (8%).
20. 52% of Exchange users prefer the on-premises version.
(Source: TheXYZ)
Microsoft Exchange is one of the best and most popular options for email hosting.
Although there are no official figures for the size of its user base, Microsoft stats say that 48% of the worldwide Exchange mailboxes are hosted on the cloud.
Wrap Up
Microsoft is revolutionizing the technology world. From Windows to Android, gaming to coding, cloud-based services to social media, Microsoft is enjoying success in each and every field.
As these Microsoft statistics prove, the tech giant continues to provide exceptional services to customers all around the world, making it the majority of people’s go-to provider for software solutions.
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