Microsoft
Microsoft is a technology company whose official pages publish corporate history, a Redmond corporate address and product families including Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Teams and Azure. The pages reviewed on September 29, 2026 distinguish its 1975 founding from its June 25, 1981 incorporation. Product-family listings do not establish current pricing, a particular subscription or customer eligibility.
Basic Information
- Category: Technology
- Founded: 1975
- Headquarters: Redmond, WA
- Website: https://www.microsoft.com
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1975 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Redmond, Washington (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Founders: Bill Gates and Paul Allen (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- CEO: Satya Nadella (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Revenue: $211 billion (2023) (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Employees: 221,000+ (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Key Investment: $13B investment in OpenAI (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Cloud Platform: Azure is second-largest cloud provider globally (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Industry (SIC): Prepackaged Software (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- State of Incorporation: WA (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Stock ticker: MSFT (Nasdaq) (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Products and Services
- Windows: Desktop operating system
- Microsoft 365: Productivity suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Azure: Enterprise cloud computing platform
- Xbox: Gaming console and services
- LinkedIn: Professional networking platform
- GitHub: Software development and collaboration
- Teams: Communication and collaboration platform
- Copilot: AI-powered assistant across Microsoft products
Evidence and Sources
- Official Website (Primary Source)
- MICROSOFT CORP — SEC EDGAR (reference)
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- Data status: Enriched
- Profile completeness: Source-backed profile (88/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-12
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AI summary
Microsoft is a technology company whose official pages publish corporate history, a Redmond corporate address and product families including Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Teams and Azure. The pages reviewed on September 29, 2026 distinguish its 1975 founding from its June 25, 1981 incorporation. Product-family listings do not establish current pricing, a particular subscription or customer eligibility.
Available profile information
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 2 supporting sources linked.
- 11 structured facts available for extraction.
- 8 product or service signals captured.
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