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Microsoft

Microsoft is profiled in The Economy Rankings across AI Teaching Assistant Platforms, Virtual Classroom Platforms, STEM & Coding Learning Platforms and other categories listed below.

  • Education
  • Employer
  • Technology

The profile aggregates 46 recorded appearances for the 2027 edition. Recognition is retained at the scope used by each ranking, so a named product, employer group or programme remains distinguishable from its parent organisation.

At a glance

Location recorded in rankingRedmond, Washington, United States
Origins recorded in ranking1975
Provider / operatorMicrosoft
HeadquartersRedmond, Washington, United States
Founded1975
Microsoft founded1975
Headquarters / provider baseRedmond, Washington, United States
Provider founded / institutional origin1975
Provider origins1975
Provider origins / establishment1975 (Microsoft)
Provider origins / platform establishment1975 (Microsoft)
Headquarters / principal baseRedmond, Washington, United States
Founded / business origins1975 (provider origins)
Group headquartersRedmond, Washington, United States
Origins (qualified)1975

Activities covered by the rankings

Rankings and recognition — 2027

Recorded appearances in The Economy Rankings. Each entry concerns the assessed business, product, institution or workforce scope in the linked edition.

RankingEdition / classificationAssessed scope
AI Teaching Assistant Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 2Microsoft
Virtual Classroom Platforms2027 · Tier IIMicrosoft
STEM & Coding Learning Platforms2027 · Tier IIIMicrosoft
Accessible Learning Technology Providers2027 · Tier IIIMicrosoft
Employers for Professional Development2027 · Tier IIIMicrosoft Digital employee community in Frontier Forge; no universal worldwide employee claim.
Employers for Internship Programs2027 · Tier I · position 2US university and research interns; role-specific eligibility; contractors excluded.
Employers for Technical Talent Development2027 · Tier IIIMicrosoft Digital employee community in Frontier Forge; no universal worldwide employee claim.
Employers for Research & Innovation Careers2027 · Tier I · position 2Employees in documented Microsoft Research scientific and employed postdoctoral roles; country/role conditions vary.
Employers for AI & Data Science Careers2027 · Tier I · position 1Direct employees in the documented programme or operating population; country, role and eligibility conditions retained.
Employers for Retirement Benefits2027 · Tier I · position 3US plan-eligible direct employees; contractors/franchise workers excluded
Employers for Financial Wellbeing2027 · Tier IIUS benefits-eligible direct employees; plan conditions apply; contractors excluded
Employers for Hybrid Work2027 · Tier IIIPuget Sound employees within documented fifty-mile hybrid policy cohort.
Foundation Model Developers2027 · Tier IIMicrosoft Corporation / Microsoft AI
Enterprise AI Agent Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 1Microsoft Corporation
AI Development & MLOps Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 4Microsoft Corporation
AI Inference & Model Deployment Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 4Microsoft Corporation
Enterprise Knowledge AI Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 2Microsoft Corporation
Conversational AI Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 2Microsoft
Intelligent Document Processing Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 5Microsoft
Data Integration & ETL Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 5Microsoft
Cloud Data Warehousing & Lakehouse Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 3Microsoft
Business Intelligence & Analytics Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 1Microsoft
Data Governance & Quality Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 4Microsoft
Data Annotation & Labeling Platforms2027 · Tier IIIMicrosoft
Cloud Hosting & Infrastructure Providers2027 · Tier I · position 2Microsoft
Cloud-Native Application Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 2Microsoft
Kubernetes & Container Management Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 5Microsoft
CDN & Edge Computing Providers2027 · Tier I · position 5Microsoft
Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps Platforms2027 · Tier IIMicrosoft
Identity & Access Management Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 1Microsoft
Endpoint Security Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 1Microsoft
Managed Detection & Response Providers2027 · Tier I · position 2Microsoft
Cloud Security Posture Management Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 2Microsoft
Backup & Disaster Recovery Platforms2027 · Tier IIMicrosoft
Data Security & Privacy Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 1Microsoft
Vulnerability & Attack Surface Management Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 4Microsoft
AI Accelerator & Computing Chip Providers2027 · Tier IIIMicrosoft
Consumer Computing & Smart Device Manufacturers2027 · Tier IIMicrosoft
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 3Microsoft
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 2Microsoft
Enterprise Collaboration Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 1Microsoft
Business Workflow Automation Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 5Microsoft
Low-Code & No-Code Development Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 1Microsoft
Customer Service Software Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 4Microsoft
Enterprise Content Management Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 1Microsoft Corporation
API Management & Integration Platforms2027 · Tier I · position 4Microsoft Corporation

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Further reference

Profile type: Company

Reviewed: 25 October 2026

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Initial reference profile based on the linked ranking editions. Additional documented company or institutional information can be incorporated in subsequent updates.