Microsoft has hit $1 trillion in all-time cumulative revenue, according to Jeff Reifman, also independently verified by MSPowerUser.
Reifman adds that Microsoft has also generated $265.2 billion in lifetime profits. The revenue adds up to 1001.569 billion when you take into consideration the $20.53 billion revenue Microsoft posted last year. It’s a major milestone.
So why hasn’t Microsoft unveiled it yet? Reifman has a theory.
You might expect a company to announce a milestone like this and bask in this incredible accomplishment — but not Microsoft. It chose to stay silent as it faces increased public scrutiny for holding $108.3 billion in earnings offshore (an incredible 41% of its all time profit) and its history of tax dodging at home in Washington State.
In comparison, Reifman adds that Apple exceeded $1 trillion in lifetime revenues in 2015. Amazon and Google, which are younger than Microsoft, are very behind in hiting this elite milestone.
Some figures I found of interest.
Microsoft hit the milestone in its last quarter, according to the spreadsheet posted by Reifman.
Apple hit $1 trillion in revenue earlier, in 2015, his research shows.
On the other hand, when it comes to profits, Microsoft has come out slightly ahead of Apple: $261.6 billion in cumulative profits for Apple, and slightly more, $265.2 billion for Microsoft.
Amazon and Google, younger companies than Microsoft and Apple, have not yet hit the $1 trillion revenue mark, but are about half-way there, Reifman reports. Amazon, for instance, came in at $545 billion in all time revenue but only $3.31 billion in profit. (Amazon has famously not earned significant profits for most of its existence.)
As for Google, Reifman's research shows it has so far earned $417.3 billion in all-time revenue with $96.3 billion, cumulatively, in profit...source:business insider
source:mspoweruser
