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Microsoft's Azure Posts Robust Growth, Achieving $75 Billion in Revenue for Fiscal Year 2025
Microsoft, the American multinational corporation and one of the world's largest software producers, has reported impressive growth for its cloud platform Azure. According to the company's latest financial disclosures, Azure generated over $75 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2025, marking a significant 34% increase year-over-year.
The strong growth of Azure was driven by broad adoption across all workloads, with a notable surge in demand for AI services. For the fourth quarter of 2025, Microsoft reported total revenue of $76.4 billion, up 18% year-over-year. Azure and other cloud services specifically grew by 39% in that quarter.
Microsoft Cloud’s quarterly revenue reached $29.9 billion, increasing 26%, underscoring Azure’s central role in Microsoft’s overall cloud business.
CEO Satya Nadella highlighted that Azure’s growth is supported by Microsoft’s rapid expansion of data center capacity, now totaling over 400 data centers worldwide. This infrastructure investment enables Microsoft to scale AI and cloud services faster than competitors.
The growth of Azure aligns with Microsoft’s strategic focus on cloud and AI integration to support digital transformation across industries. The company's commitment to innovation and investment in cutting-edge technology continues to pay off, as Microsoft solidifies its leadership in the cloud computing and AI sectors.
At the time of writing, a single Microsoft share was trading at $537.11 (Moscow time, 18:23), and had reached $560.79 at 16:23 Moscow time earlier in the day. Microsoft is the second company in the world to achieve a market value of $4 trillion, with American Nvidia being the first. The net income for Microsoft in the II quarter of 2025 was $27.2 billion, up 24% year-over-year.
Sources: [1] Microsoft Investor Relations. (2025). Microsoft Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2025 Results. [Online]. Available: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/reports/press-releases/2025/10-27-FY25Q4Earnings
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[3] ZDNet. (2025). Microsoft's Azure cloud business sees 34% growth to $75.3 billion in FY2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsofts-azure-cloud-business-sees-34-growth-to-75-3-billion-in-fy2025/
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The strong growth of Microsoft's Azure cloud platform, which generated over $75 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2025, showcases the company's prominent role in the business sector, particularly in finance and technology industries. The surge in demand for AI services and Microsoft's rapid expansion of data center capacity have been instrumental in driving this growth, highlighting the company's strategic focus on cloud and AI integration to support digital transformation.
