The company behind Microsoft Teams
Microsoft
Microsoft makes Teams and sells it by subscription, on its own and as part of Microsoft 365, alongside a free version. Teams is one product of a listed company that also sells Windows, Azure and Xbox.
Read on Oct 6, 2026 from the company’s own pages and from news reports.
Microsoft Teams at a glance
- Chief executive
- Satya Nadella
- Founded
- 1975
- Based in
- Redmond, Washington
- Team
- 223,000 people
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
Microsoft Teams's CEO and founders
The people Microsoft names itself, or a news report about it names, with the job given there.
Company details
- Ownership
- Publicly traded. Microsoft Corporation's common shares trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol MSFT, according to its investor relations FAQ. microsoft.com
- Founded
- 1975 news.microsoft.com
- Based in
- Redmond, Washington news.microsoft.com
- Team
- 223,000 employees worldwide as of June 30, 2026, of whom 121,000 are in the United States. news.microsoft.com
- Hiring
- Microsoft's careers site lists 2,321 jobs across the whole company, with no filter applied. apply.careers.microsoft.com
- Partner program
- Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program: gives member firms benefits, offerings and incentives, among them Azure credits, cloud services, product licences, technical consultation, developer tools and marketing benefits. learn.microsoft.com
Microsoft Teams on social media and the web
- Blog · techcommunity.microsoft.com
- Changelog · support.microsoft.com
- Roadmap · microsoft.com
- Community · techcommunity.microsoft.com
- Status page · status.cloud.microsoft
- Careers · careers.microsoft.com
Only accounts Microsoft links to from its own site, so you know they are its own.
Microsoft Teams news and launches
- Oct 1, 2026What's New in Microsoft Teams | August - September 2026
- Sep 30, 2026Help your customers get answers and support with Teams Phone Agent
- Sep 14, 2026Serve customers with Queues app's collaborative calling for Microsoft Teams
- Sep 3, 2026Microsoft Teams Rooms: Platform choice delivers flexibility for your spaces
Questions about Microsoft Teams the company
Who is the CEO of Microsoft Teams?
Satya Nadella is Microsoft's chairman and Chief Executive Officer, according to news.microsoft.com, as read on Oct 6, 2026.
When was Microsoft Teams founded?
Microsoft was founded in 1975, according to news.microsoft.com.
Is Microsoft Teams funded by investors?
Microsoft Corporation's common shares trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol MSFT, according to its investor relations FAQ. Its money comes from the listed company, not from rounds of its own.
Who owns Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Corporation's common shares trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the ticker symbol MSFT, according to its investor relations FAQ.
Where is Microsoft Teams based?
Microsoft gives its base as Redmond, Washington.
How many people work at Microsoft Teams?
223,000 employees worldwide as of June 30, 2026, of whom 121,000 are in the United States.
Is Microsoft Teams hiring?
Microsoft's careers site lists 2,321 jobs across the whole company, with no filter applied.
Where this comes from
Read on Oct 6, 2026. Facts come from Microsoft’s own pages, news reports and investors’ own announcements; nothing from paid data sites. What no page states is left out. If something here is out of date, the company can send a correction through the vendor page.