Who Currently Owns Microsoft?

Elena Rostova
Elena Rostova
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The Top Shareholders of Microsoft Are Satya Nadella, Bradford L. Smith, Jean-Philippe Courtois, Vanguard Group Inc. , Blackrock Inc Blackrock Inc Founded in...

Who Currently Owns Microsoft?

The top shareholders of Microsoft are Satya Nadella, Bradford L. Smith, Jean-Philippe Courtois, Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc

BlackRock Inc
Founded in 1988, initially as a risk management and fixed income institutional asset manager, BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager, with just over $9 trillion in assets under management as of July 2021. BlackRock operates globally with 70 offices in 30 countries and clients in 100 countries.
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. (BLK), and State Street Corp. Below is a look in more detail at Microsoft's 6 biggest shareholders.

Does Bill Gates own Microsoft?

Gates has sold off or donated most of his stake in Microsoft Corp. , the software company he co-founded and ran for decades. He held a 1.3% stake, worth about $25.4 billion at Wednesday's close, as of October 2019, about five months before he stepped down from the Microsoft board.

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What company is Microsoft owned by?

Who Owns Microsoft Today? Although Paul Allen and Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft, the company has been publicly traded since 1986. As of recent public filings, Microsoft reports that their principal shareholders are The Vanguard Group, Inc. and BlackRock, Inc., owning 8.17% and 6.8% of Microsoft, respectively.

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Elena Rostova holds a Master's degree in Public Health Journalism. She covers groundbreaking medical research, holistic wellness trends, mental health awareness, and nutritional science.