Microsoft Corporation

Mid Global Public Record

Editorial estimate, not verified fact — Disclaimer

Multinational technology company

Redmond, Washington, United States

Data Confidence: 72% · Sources: 1 · Last Updated: Sep 18, 2026

Net Worth ▲: $1.0T
Reach ▲: 1.0B people
Power ▲: Microsoft commands dominant global positions across desktop operating systems with Windows, enterprise productivity with Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365, database software with SQL Server, and cloud infrastructure through Azure.
Influence ▲: The company drives international technology standards, enterprise cloud migration, and video gaming through its platforms and multi-billion-dollar acquisitions, including Skype Technologies in 2011, LinkedIn in 2016, and Activision Blizzard in 2023.
Network ▲: Microsoft maintains an expansive global ecosystem of original equipment manufacturers, software developers using Visual Studio, enterprise clients, and millions of users on the Xbox network and MSN portal.
Legacy ▲: Microsoft democratized personal computing and established standard workplace software, building a tech industry empire that reached a public valuation exceeding $1 trillion in April 2019 and produced thousands of employee millionaires from its 1986 IPO.
Trajectory ▼: Falling ↓ — losing ground relative to the last assessment.

Power Trajectory

Tracked on ApexHierarchy since first profiled — not the entity's full real-world history.

Sep 2, 2026Sep 13, 2026

About

Microsoft Corporation is an American technology company headquartered in Redmond, Washington, that played a foundational role in the rise of personal computing. Founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the firm established long-standing dominance in operating systems with MS-DOS and Windows, alongside productivity software through Microsoft Office. Under the leadership of Steve Ballmer and later Satya Nadella, Microsoft expanded into cloud computing via Azure, hardware lines like Surface and Xbox, and high-value acquisitions including LinkedIn and Activision Blizzard.