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In its simplest form, net worth is simply a company’s assets minus its liabilities. By this metric, which is also referred to as shareholders’ equity, Microsoft’s net worth as of the quarter ...
From 1995 to 2017, he held the title of the wealthiest person in the world every year except in 2008 and from 2010 to 2013. In 1999, he became the first ever centibillionaire when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion. Since leaving day-to-day operations at Microsoft in 2008, Gates has pursued other business and philanthropic endeavors.
On 1 July 2024, Steve Ballmer surpassed Bill Gates to become the sixth-richest person in the world, driven by a 21% rise in Microsoft shares. Ballmer's $157.2 billion net worth, mostly in Microsoft stock, exceeded Gates's $156.7 billion, which is diversified and heavily donated to philanthropy. [106]
All data in the table is taken from the Fortune Global 500 list of technology sector companies for 2021 [6] unless otherwise specified. As of 2021, Fortune lists Amazon (revenue of $386.064 billion), Jingdong ($108.087 billion), and Alibaba ($105.865 billion) in the retailing sector rather than the technology sector. [3]
Microsoft is in a daily battle with Apple for the title of the world’s most valuable company. Learn about its net worth and future outlook before investing.
That’s $2.9 billion more than what analysts were expecting. Even more impressive, its profit jumped by 33 percent to reach $15.5 billion. During the last quarter, we were surprised that ...
Microsoft profits were $5.2 billion, while Apple Inc. profits were $6 billion, on revenues of $14.5 billion and $24.7 billion respectively. [194] Microsoft's Online Services Division has been continuously loss-making since 2006 and in Q1 2011 it lost $726 million. This follows a loss of $2.5 billion for the year 2010. [195]
Microsoft posted revenues of $46.2 billion in the period, along with net income of $16.5 billion and earnings per share of $2.17. The company’s revenues grew by 21% compared to the year-ago ...