As of Jun 30, 2026, Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) reports 223,000 employees, a decrease of 5,000 people (−2.2%) from the 228,000 reported a year earlier.
Employees · 2026
223,000
reported
1-year change
−2.2%
−5,000 since 2025
5-year change
+23.2%
+42,000 since 2021
Source: Microsoft Corporation SEC filings
Since 2012, Microsoft Corporation's workforce has grown from 94,000 to 223,000 employees — a 2.4× increase, compounding at 6.4% per year. Its largest expansion came in 2022, when headcount rose by 40,000 (+22.1%). Headcount declined in 3 of the last 15 reported years.
| Fiscal year | Period end | Employees | Change | YoY | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 223,000 | −5,000 | −2.2% | Filing | |
| 2025 | 228,000 | +0 | +0.0% | Filing | |
| 2024 | 228,000 | +7,000 | +3.2% | Filing | |
| 2023 | 221,000 | +0 | +0.0% | Filing | |
| 2022 | 221,000 | +40,000 | +22.1% | Filing | |
| 2021 | 181,000 | +18,000 | +11.0% | Filing | |
| 2020 | 163,000 | +19,000 | +13.2% | Filing | |
| 2019 | 144,000 | +13,000 | +9.9% | Filing | |
| 2018 | 131,000 | +7,000 | +5.6% | Filing | |
| 2017 | 124,000 | +10,000 | +8.8% | Filing | |
| 2016 | 114,000 | −4,000 | −3.4% | Filing | |
| 2015 | 118,000 | −10,000 | −7.8% | Filing | |
| 2014 | 128,000 | +29,000 | +29.3% | Filing | |
| 2013 | 99,000 | +5,000 | +5.3% | Filing | |
| 2012 | 94,000 | +4,000 | +4.4% | Filing |
Microsoft Corporation has 223,000 employees as of Jun 30, 2026, according to its SEC filings.
Microsoft Corporation cut 5,000 employees in the year ending Jun 30, 2026 (−2.2%), going from 228,000 to 223,000.
Over the last five reported years, Microsoft Corporation's employee count went from 181,000 (2021) to 223,000 (2026), a change of +23.2%.
Employee counts are as reported by Microsoft Corporation in reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), primarily the human capital disclosures in its annual Form 10-K.
Employee counts are as reported by Microsoft Corporation in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission — primarily the human capital disclosures required in annual reports (Form 10-K). Figures are shown at each fiscal period end and may include part-time employees where the company reports them together.
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