Microsoft: Number of Employees 2012-2026 | MSFT

Interactive chart of Microsoft (MSFT) annual worldwide employee count from 2012 to 2026.
  • Microsoft total number of employees in 2026 was 223,000, a 2.19% decline from 2025.
  • Microsoft total number of employees in 2025 was 228,000, a 0% decline from 2024.
  • Microsoft total number of employees in 2024 was 228,000, a 3.17% increase from 2023.
  • Microsoft total number of employees in 2023 was 221,000, a 0% decline from 2022.
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Microsoft Annual Employee Count
2026 223,000
2025 228,000
2024 228,000
2023 221,000
2022 221,000
2021 181,000
2020 163,000
2019 144,000
2018 131,000
2017 124,000
2016 114,000
2015 118,000
2014 128,000
2013 99,000
2012 94,000
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Computer and Technology Computer Software $3640.745B $331.839B
Microsoft Corporation is one of the largest broad-based technology providers in the world. The company dominates the PC software market with more than 80% of the market share for operating systems. The company's Microsoft 365 application suite is one of the most popular productivity software globally. It is also now one of the two public cloud providers that can deliver a wide variety of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions at scale. Microsoft's products include operating systems, cross-device productivity applications, server applications, business solution applications, desktop and server management tools, software development tools and video games. The company designs and sells PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, phones, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. Through Azure, it offers cloud-based solutions that provide customers with software, services, platforms and content.
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Intuit (INTU) United States $85.016B 17.38
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) United States $77.083B 45.44
Synopsys (SNPS) United States $72.529B 38.46
Dassault Systemes SA (DASTY) France $31.965B 16.43
SS&C Technologies Holdings (SSNC) United States $18.901B 13.68
PTC (PTC) United States $14.232B 16.48
Manhattan Associates (MANH) United States $12.362B 59.56
Descartes Systems Group (DSGX) Canada $6.762B 36.94
Pegasystems (PEGA) United States $6.057B 31.49
CommVault Systems (CVLT) United States $6.018B 58.08
Open Text (OTEX) Canada $5.666B 5.67
Trend Micro (TMICY) Japan $5.330B 23.18
ACI Worldwide (ACIW) United States $5.207B 20.23
Sapiens (SPNS) Israel $2.433B 31.04
Blackbaud (BLKB) United States $2.034B 14.41
Progress Software (PRGS) United States $1.716B 8.54
PROS Holdings (PRO) United States $1.123B 0.00
Rand Worldwide (RWWI) United States $0.403B 0.00
Swarmer (SWMR) United States $0.400B 0.00
Simulations Plus (SLP) United States $0.373B 20.94
OptimizeRx (OPRX) United States $0.142B 12.15
NetSol Technologies (NTWK) United States $0.051B 28.40
Smith Micro Software (SMSI) United States $0.016B 0.00
Wetouch Technology (WETH) China $0.015B 1.64
Neonode (NEON) Sweden $0.013B 0.00
Global Interactive Technologies (GITS) South Korea $0.009B 0.00
Magic Software Enterprises (MGIC) Israel $0.000B 18.90