Microsoft Revenue from Personal Computing

The chart above displays the net sales of Microsoft from the personal computing segment from 2014 to 2023 in billions of US dollars.

In fiscal 2023, Microsoft generated total $54,734 million in net sales from the personal computing segment compared to $59,941 million in 2022. The company experienced 8.7% declined in its total net revenue from the personal computing segment in 2023 compared to the previous fiscal. Microsoft experienced solid growth in its total net revenue in 2023 compared to the prior year driven mainly by growth in its net revenue from cloud technology. The company generated total $211,915 million in net revenue in 2023 compared to $198,270 million in 2022.

In fiscal 2022, Microsoft’s share of revenue from personal computing products and services grew by more than $5.5 billion compared to the prior year. The company generated total $59,911 million in 2022 from personal computing compared to $54,445 million in 2021.

Microsoft Revenue from personal Computing 2014-2023

The following table shows the revenue of Microsoft from Personal Computing  from 2014 to 2023. All the sums are in million dollars.

YearPersonal Computing revenue (millions)
2023$54,734
2022$59,941
2021$54,445
2020$48,251
2019$45,698
2018$42,276
2017$39,294
2016$40,410
2015$43,435
2014$38,460

2018:

Personal Computing is one of the three largest reportable segments of Microsoft accounting for more than 38% of the brand’s entire revenue in 2018. Compared to 2017, Microsoft’s revenue from Personal computing increased $3.0 billion or 8% in 2018. Personal computing revenue grew mainly driven by growth in Windows, gaming, search advertising, surface and phone revenue. Personal computing revenue of Microsoft for 2018 was $42.3 Billion, compared to $39.3 Billion the previous year.

About Microsoft:-

Microsoft is a technology company whose mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more (Annual Report, 2018)”.

It generates revenue by licensing and supporting a large array of software products; offering a wide range of cloud-based and other services to individuals and business enterprises; designing, manufacturing, and selling devices; and through relevant online advertising to a global audience. Most significant among Microsoft’s expenses are those related to employee compensation; designing, manufacturing, marketing, and sales of products and services; datacenter costs that support its cloud-based services; and income taxes.

The most significant product categories which generate the highest part of the company’s revenue are Office products and cloud services, Server products and cloud services, Windows, Gaming, Search advertising, enterprise services, Devices, Linked In and Others. On December 8, 2016, Microsoft completed the acquisition of LinkedIn Corporation for $27.0 billion.