Facts About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services, and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Corporate Address
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052-7329
USA
Tel: (425) 882-8080
Fax: (425) 706-7329
http://www.microsoft.com
Important Dates
|
|
||
|
Date |
Event |
|
|
1975 |
Microsoft founded |
|
|
Jan. 1, 1979 |
Microsoft moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Bellevue, Washington |
|
|
June 25, 1981 |
Microsoft incorporates |
|
|
Aug. 12, 1981 |
IBM introduces its personal computer with Microsoft’s 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0 |
|
|
Feb. 26, 1986 |
Microsoft moves to corporate campus in Redmond, Washington |
|
|
March 13, 1986 |
Microsoft stock goes public |
|
|
Aug. 1, 1989 |
Microsoft introduces earliest version of Office suite of productivity applications |
|
|
May 22, 1990 |
Microsoft launches Windows 3.0 |
|
|
Aug. 24, 1995 |
Microsoft launches Windows 95 |
|
|
Dec. 7, 1995 |
Bill Gates outlines Microsoft’s commitment to supporting and enhancing the Internet |
|
|
June 25, 1998 |
Microsoft launches Windows 98 |
|
|
Jan. 13, 2000 |
Steve Ballmer named president and chief executive officer for Microsoft |
|
|
Feb. 17, 2000 |
Microsoft launches Windows 2000 |
|
|
June 22, 2000 |
Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer outline Microsoft’s .NET strategy for Web services |
|
|
May 31, 2001 |
Microsoft launches Office XP |
|
|
Oct. 25, 2001 |
Microsoft launches Windows XP |
|
|
Nov. 15, 2001 |
Microsoft launches Xbox |
|
|
Jan. 15, 2002 |
Bill Gates outlines Microsoft’s commitment to Trustworthy Computing |
|
|
Nov. 7, 2002 |
Microsoft and partners launch Tablet PC |
|
|
April 24, 2003 |
Microsoft launches Windows Server 2003 |
|
|
Oct. 21, 2003 |
Microsoft launches Microsoft Office System |
|
|
July 20, 2004 |
Microsoft announces plans to return up to $75 billion to shareholders in dividends and stock buybacks |
|
|
Nov. 22, 2005 |
Microsoft launches Xbox 360 |
|
|
July 20, 2006 |
Microsoft announces a new US$20 billion tender offer and authorizes an additional share-repurchase program of up to $20 billion over five years |
|
|
Jan. 30, 2007 |
Microsoft launches Windows Vista and the 2007 Microsoft Office System to consumers worldwide |
|
|
Feb. 27, 2008 |
Microsoft launches Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 |
|
|
June 27, 2008 |
Bill Gates transitions from his day-to-day role at Microsoft to spend more time on his work at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
|
|
June 3, 2009 |
Microsoft launches Bing decision engine |
|
|
Oct. 22, 2009 |
Microsoft launches Windows 7 |
|
|
June 15, 2010 |
Microsoft launches general availability of Office 2010 |
|
|
Nov. 4, 2010 |
Microsoft launches Kinect for Xbox 360 |
|
|
Nov. 10, 2010 |
Microsoft launches Windows Phone 7 |
|
|
Nov. 17, 2010 |
Microsoft announces availability of Microsoft Lync |
|
|
June 28, 2011 |
Microsoft launches Office 365 |
|
|
Oct. 13, 2011 |
Microsoft closes its acquisition of Skype |
|
|
June 25, 2012 |
Microsoft acquires Yammer |
|
|
Sept. 4, 2012 |
Microsoft launches Windows Server 2012 |
|
|
Sept. 12, 2012 |
Microsoft launches Visual Studio 2012 |
|
|
Oct. 18, 2012 |
Microsoft employee giving tops US$1 billion |
|
|
Oct. 23, 2012 |
Microsoft introduces new entertainment experience from Xbox |
|
|
Oct. 26, 2012 |
Microsoft launches Windows 8 and Microsoft Surface |
|
|
Oct. 29, 2012 |
Microsoft unveils Windows Phone 8 |
|
|
Jan. 29, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Office 2013, expands Office 365 |
|
|
Feb. 18, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Outlook.com |
|
|
May 21, 2013 |
Microsoft unveils Xbox One |
|
|
July 11, 2013 |
“Microsoft One” reorganization realigns company to enable innovation at great speed, efficiency |
|
|
Aug. 23, 2013 |
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announces plan to retire within 12 months |
|
|
Sept. 3, 2013 |
Microsoft announces decision to acquire Nokia’s devices and services business, license Nokia’s patents and mapping services |
|
|
Oct. 17, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Windows 8.1 |
|
|
Oct. 22, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 |
|
|
Nov. 22, 2013 |
Microsoft launches Xbox One |
|
|
Feb. 4, 2014 |
Satya Nadella named chief executive officer for Microsoft |
|
|
March 27, 2014 |
Microsoft launches Office for iPad |
|
|
April 25, 2014 |
Microsoft completes acquisition of Nokia Devices and Services business |
|
|
June 20, 2014 |
Microsoft launches Surface Pro 3 |
|
Board of Directors
Last updated: March 31, 2014
|
|
||
|
Former Chief Financial Officer, |
||
|
Founder and Technology Advisor, |
||
|
President, |
||
|
General Partner, |
||
|
President, |
||
|
Chief Executive Officer, |
||
|
Former Vice Chairman, |
||
|
Former Chairman of the Board of Management, |
||
|
Chairman, |
||
|
Chairman, |
||
Microsoft Segments
Last updated: April 25, 2014
-
Engineering Groups:
-
Advanced Technology
Eric Rudder leads Advanced Technology, responsible for cross-company technology initiatives for all Microsoft devices and services. -
Applications and Services Engineering Group
Qi Lu leads broad applications and services core technologies in productivity, communication, search and other information categories. -
Cloud and Enterprise Engineering Group
Scott Guthrie is the leader of the Cloud and Enterprise Engineering Group, which leads development of Microsoft’s back-end technologies like datacenter, database and our specific technologies for enterprise IT scenarios and development tools. He also leads datacenter development, construction and operation. -
Devices Group
Stephen Elop leads the Devices Group, overseeing an expanded devices business that includes Lumia smartphones and tablets, Nokia mobile phones, Xbox hardware, Surface, Perceptive Pixel products and accessories. -
Dynamics
Kirill Tatarinov leads Dynamics, with his product leaders dotted line reporting to Qi Lu, his marketing leader dotted line reporting to Chris Capossela and his sales leader dotted line reporting to the COO group. -
Operating Systems Engineering Group
Terry Myerson leads this group, which spans all of Microsoft’s OS work for console, to mobile device, to PC, to back-end systems. The core cloud services for the operating system is in this group, as is Xbox and Studios. -
Technology and Research
Harry Shum leads Technology and Research, including Microsoft Research, Trustworthy Computing and Technology Policy, and is responsible for driving the company’s overall technical directions. -
Business Functions:
-
Business Development and Evangelism Group
Eric Rudder is the interim leader, focusing on key partnerships, especially our innovation partners (OEMs, silicon vendors, key developers, Yahoo, etc.) and our broad work on evangelism and developer outreach. DPE, Corporate Strategy and the business development efforts formerly in the business groups are part of this group. OEM is in the SMSG group with Turner, and has a dotted line reporting structure to Rudder, who will work closely with Nick Parker on relationships with our key hardware partners. -
Finance Group
Amy Hood leads all product group finance organizations. SMSG finance, which is geographically diffuse, will report to Turner with a dotted line to Hood. -
HR Group
Lisa Brummel leads Human Resources. -
Legal and Corporate Affairs Group
Brad Smith leads as General Counsel with responsibility for the company’s legal and corporate affairs. -
Marketing Group
Chris Capossela leads global product marketing, advertising, brand, research and communications functions for businesses and consumers. -
Operations
Kevin Turner leads our worldwide sales, field marketing, services, support, and stores as well as IT, licensing and commercial operations. -
Strategy
Mark Penn leads Strategy, responsible for core strategic issues across Microsoft’s products, value propositions and investments, and leads the company’s competitive research and analysis.
Operation Centers
Last updated: March 31, 2014
|
|
||
|
Role |
Location |
|
|
Licensing, Manufacturing, Operations and Logistics |
Dublin, Ireland |
|
|
Manufacturing |
Humacao, Puerto Rico, USA |
|
|
Licensing and Operations |
Reno, Nevada, USA |
|
|
Operations and Logistics |
Singapore |
|
Microsoft Subsidiaries
Last updated: June 30, 2014
|
|
||||
|
Albania |
Cyprus |
Korea |
Qatar |
|
|
Algeria |
Czech Republic |
|
Romania |
|
|
Angola |
Denmark |
Latvia |
Russia |
|
|
Argentina |
Dominican Republic |
Lebanon |
|
|
|
Armenia |
Ecuador |
Libya |
Senegal |
|
|
Australia |
Egypt |
Lithuania |
Serbia |
|
|
Austria |
El Salvador |
Luxembourg |
Singapore |
|
|
Azerbaijan |
Estonia |
|
Slovakia |
|
|
Bahrain |
Finland |
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of |
Slovenia |
|
|
Bangladesh |
France |
Malaysia |
South Africa |
|
|
Belarus |
Georgia |
Malta |
Spain |
|
|
Belgium |
Germany |
Mauritius |
|
|
|
Bermuda |
Ghana |
Mexico |
Sweden |
|
|
Bolivia |
Greece |
Montenegro |
|
|
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
Guatemala |
Morocco |
Taiwan |
|
|
Brazil |
Honduras |
Mozambique |
Tanzania |
|
|
British Virgin Islands |
Hong Kong SAR |
Namibia |
Thailand |
|
|
Brunei |
|
Netherlands |
Trinidad & Tobago |
|
|
Bulgaria |
Iceland |
New Zealand |
Tunisia |
|
|
Cambodia |
India |
Nigeria |
Turkey |
|
|
Cameroon |
Indonesia |
Norway |
Uganda |
|
|
Canada |
Iraq |
Oman |
Ukraine |
|
|
Cayman Islands |
Ireland |
Pakistan |
United Arab Emirates |
|
|
Chile |
Israel |
Panama |
United Kingdom |
|
|
China |
Italy |
Paraguay |
United States |
|
|
Colombia |
Jamaica |
Peru |
Uruguay |
|
|
Congo |
Japan |
Philippines |
Venezuela |
|
|
Costa Rica |
Jordan |
Poland |
Vietnam |
|
|
Côte d’Ivoire |
Kazakhstan |
Portugal |
Zimbabwe |
|
|
Croatia |
Kenya |
Puerto Rico |
|
|
Revenue and Headcount
Last updated: June 30, 2014
|
Headcount & Revenue Growth Microsoft’s worldwide headcount and revenue growth for the past 10 fiscal years are summarized below (click headings to sort): |
||||||
|
June 30, 2014 |
128,076 |
$86.83B |
12% |
$22.07B |
1% |
|
|
June 30, 2013** |
99,139 |
$77.31B |
4% |
$22.12B |
-6% |
|
|
June 30, 2012* |
94,290 |
$74.30B |
6% |
$23.60B |
5% |
|
|
June 30, 2011 |
90,412 |
$69.94B |
13% |
$23.15B |
23% |
|
|
June 30, 2010 |
88,596 |
$62.48B |
7% |
$18.76B |
29% |
|
|
June 30, 2009 |
92,736 |
$58.44B |
-3% |
$14.57B |
-18% |
|
|
June 30, 2008 |
91,259 |
$60.42B |
18% |
$17.68B |
26% |
|
|
June 30, 2007 |
78,565 |
$51.12B |
15% |
$14.07B |
12% |
|
|
June 30, 2006 |
71,172 |
$44.28B |
11% |
$12.60B |
3% |
|
|
June 30, 2005 |
61,000 |
$39.79B |
8% |
$12.25B |
50% |
|
* Fiscal year 2012 results are adjusted for Windows Upgrade Offer deferral and goodwill impairment charge.
** Fiscal year 2013 results are adjusted for the recognition of previously deferred revenue related to the Windows Upgrade Offer and the European Commission fine.
Employment Information
Last updated: June 30, 2014
|
Current Employment Headcount |
||
|
Location |
Employees |
|
|
Worldwide |
128,076 |
|
|
USA |
61,756 |
|
|
Puget Sound (Washington State) |
43,351 |
|
|
Reported Gender Breakout (Worldwide)* |
|||
|
Gender |
Employees |
Percentage |
|
|
Male |
92,006 |
71.8% |
|
|
Female |
35,909 |
28.0% |
|
*
Gender and ethnicity totals do not include unknown. Denominators include unknown.
|
Reported Ethnicity Breakout (USA) |
|||
|
Ethnicity |
Employees |
Percentage |
|
|
Caucasian |
37,517 |
60.8% |
|
|
Asian |
17,851 |
28.9% |
|
|
African American/Black |
2,095 |
3.4% |
|
|
Hispanic/Latino |
3,075 |
5.0% |
|
|
Multi-Racial |
720 |
1.2% |
|
|
American Indian/Alaska Native |
290 |
0.5% |
|
|
Native Hawaii/Pacific Islander |
154 |
0.2% |
|
|
Reported Age Breakout (USA) |
|||
|
Age Range |
Employees |
Percentage |
|
|
29 or Under |
10,532 |
17.1% |
|
|
30-39 |
23,176 |
37.5% |
|
|
40+ |
28,048 |
45.4% |
|
1
Average age: 38.7 years.
|
Functional Breakout (Worldwide)** |
||
|
Role |
Employees |
|
|
Engineering |
64,641 |
|
|
Sales & Marketing Support Group |
53,955 |
|
|
Finance, HR & Legal |
5,913 |
|
|
Business Functions |
3,566 |
|
**Functional breakout does not include CEO in total.
Real Estate Portfolio
Last updated: June 30, 2014
|
Owned |
|||
|
Location |
Total Square Feet |
No. of Sites |
|
|
|
9,806,547 |
78 |
|
|
|
3,716,727 |
22 |
|
|
|
3,943,413 |
17 |
|
|
|
17,466,687 |
117 |
|
|
Leased |
|||
|
Location |
Total Square Feet |
No. of Sites |
|
|
|
4,810,134 |
46 |
|
|
|
4,583,006 |
207 |
|
|
|
9,488,186 |
375 |
|
|
|
18,881,326 |
628 |
|
|
Total Portfolio |
|||
|
Location |
Total Square Feet |
No. of Sites |
|
|
|
14,505,016 |
121 |
|
|
|
8,272,117 |
211 |
|
|
|
12,914,634 |
385 |
|
|
|
35,691,767 |
717 |
|
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq “MSFT”) is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential.
Microsoft refers to Microsoft Corp. and its affiliates, including Microsoft Mobile Oy, a subsidiary of Microsoft. Microsoft Mobile Oy develops, manufactures and distributes Lumia and Asha and Nokia X mobile phones and other devices
.