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Microsoft reports $33.2B Azure revenue, challenging Google Cloud

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Microsoft has disclosed its Azure cloud service's quarterly revenue for the first time, reporting $33.2 billion for the July-September quarter. This figure represents a 48% increase year-over-year and places Azure slightly ahead of Google Cloud's $30.7 billion revenue for the same period. The disclosure allows for direct comparison with competitors like Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud, intensifying the competition in the cloud computing market. AI

IMPACT This revenue disclosure highlights the growing importance and financial scale of cloud infrastructure powering AI development and deployment.

RANK_REASON Disclosure of specific revenue figures for a major cloud service allows for direct market comparison.

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Microsoft reports $33.2B Azure revenue, challenging Google Cloud

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. TechCrunch AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Aditya Mehta ·

    Microsoft just shared Azure’s actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion

    Microsoft has never disclosed Azure's quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first time, we can see just how close it is getting to besting the biggest competitor in the market, AWS.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Microsoft just shared Azure’s actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion Microsoft has never disclosed Azure's quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first tim

    Microsoft just shared Azure’s actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion Microsoft has never disclosed Azure's quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first time, we can see just how close it is getting to besting the biggest competitor in the market, AWS. https:// techcrunch.com…

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