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MSFT · Nasdaq

Who owns Microsoft?

2 of the world’s richest people hold Microsoft in our tracked profiles.

MSFT $497.93 ▼ 0.53%as of Sep 24, 2026 4:00 PM ET · via Finnhub

Billionaire holders

  1. Steve Ballmer#9 · $155.6B
    Stake~4% after 2003 sales (older figure); Wikipedia notes ~$1B/yr in dividends as… · as of 2023
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    Microsoft Corp.
    Ticker
    MSFT
    Stake
    ~4% after 2003 sales (older figure); Wikipedia notes ~$1B/yr in dividends as of 2023
    Stake as of
    2023
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  2. Bill Gates#18 · $114.3B
    Co-founderBelow 1% (Forbes) · as of Sep 2026
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    Microsoft
    Ticker
    MSFT
    Exchange
    Nasdaq
    Role
    Co-founder (1975); left board in 2020
    Stake
    Below 1% (Forbes)
    Stake as of
    2026-09-24
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Recent SEC filings

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