Microsoft is a global technology company whose workforce now tops 250,000 people. Recent headcount data shows the organization welcomed about 10,500 new employees while roughly 10,300 departed, resulting in a modest net increase. This steady expansion supports continued investment in cloud computing, productivity software, gaming, and emerging AI initiatives. The company maintains a large international presence, with significant concentrations of talent in North America, Europe, Asia, and remote locations worldwide.
Engineering is Microsoft’s largest discipline at roughly 104,000 employees, accounting for more than two-fifths of total staff and underscoring the company’s emphasis on product development and infrastructure. Business Management follows at 40,000+, supporting strategic planning, partnerships, and corporate functions. Sales and Support make up just over 30,000 employees, reflecting Microsoft’s extensive commercial reach, while Marketing and Product teams number nearly 20,000. Finance & Administration (14K), Information Technology (10K), Program & Project Management (7K), Operations (7K), and Human Resources (5K) round out the organizational structure, with a further 13,000 employees classified in other specialized roles. Hiring and attrition are distributed proportionally across these groups, keeping departmental ratios relatively stable.
Seattle remains the company’s largest employment hub with more than 40,000 people—about one-sixth of the global workforce. Significant engineering and support centers in Bangalore and Hyderabad collectively employ over 7,500 professionals, strengthening Microsoft’s presence in India. Additional clusters are located in New York (3,400), San Francisco (2,700), Atlanta (2,500), Dallas (1,300), London (1,100), and Tel Aviv (1,100). Approximately 63,000 employees work in other offices or remote settings, demonstrating the company’s broad geographic footprint and flexible work model.