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Reviewed 19 October 2026. Dates retain the precision of the source; retrospective disclosures are identified in the event. Azure annual revenue, AI annualized revenue and Copilot paid seats retain their distinct definitions.
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Azure annual sales exceed $100B
Microsoft reports the fiscal-year milestone, alongside more than 30M paid Microsoft 365 Copilot seats. Seats are an adoption measure, not revenue.
Source: MicrosoftRevises the OpenAI partnership
Microsoft’s model license becomes non-exclusive; OpenAI gains flexibility to serve products across clouds while revenue-sharing terms continue under a cap.
Source: OpenAI / Microsoft
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Azure annual revenue exceeds $75B
Fiscal 2025 Azure revenue rises 34%; this is the first disclosure of Azure’s annual sales at this scale, rather than total Microsoft Cloud sales.
Source: Microsoft annual reportAI business passes a $13B annual run rate
Microsoft reports 175% year-over-year growth in its AI business’s annualized revenue. This is not the same scope as Azure’s full-year sales.
Source: MicrosoftIntroduces Microsoft 365 Copilot
Generative AI enters Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams workflows, creating a new commercial software offering.
Source: MicrosoftExpands its OpenAI investment
The companies announce a multiyear, multibillion-dollar extension of the partnership begun in 2019.
Source: OpenAIInvests $1B in OpenAI
The initial multiyear agreement links OpenAI’s research with Azure AI supercomputing infrastructure.
Source: MicrosoftCompletes the LinkedIn acquisition
The professional network joins Microsoft, expanding its business software, data and distribution ecosystem.
Source: LinkedInMicrosoft is founded
The software company later expands from personal computing into enterprise software, cloud infrastructure and AI.
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