Microsoft Azure

Low Global Public Record

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Global cloud computing platform and enterprise infrastructure division of Microsoft Corporation

Data Confidence: 78% · Sources: 3 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: $101.9B
Reach ▲: 1.0B people
Power ▲: Controls cloud infrastructure across 70+ datacenter regions globally, capturing approximately 21% to 24% of the global cloud infrastructure market and generating $101.9 billion in annual revenue in fiscal 2026.
Influence ▲: Drives global enterprise digital transformation and AI deployment by powering mission-critical workloads for 95% of Fortune 500 companies and hosting infrastructure for OpenAI models.
Network ▲: Maintains an extensive ecosystem spanning hundreds of thousands of enterprise clients, including strategic partnerships with OpenAI, SAP, and major global telecom carriers.
Legacy ▲: Pioneered enterprise hybrid cloud computing and transformed Microsoft into a multi-trillion-dollar cloud leader alongside Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.
Trajectory ▲: Stable — first assessment on record.

About

Microsoft Azure is a global cloud computing platform owned and operated by Microsoft Corporation, offering infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS). Originally announced in October 2008 and commercially released in February 2010 as Windows Azure, it was rebranded as Microsoft Azure in March 2014. The platform hosts enterprise applications, big data analytics, networking, and advanced artificial intelligence workloads, including cloud compute infrastructure supporting OpenAI. Operating across more than 70 regions worldwide, Azure serves over 95% of Fortune 500 companies and generated $101.9 billion in annual revenue in fiscal year 2026.