Microsoft reveals Azure revenue for the first time, topping $29 billion in a quarter
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- Microsoft reported Azure revenue of $29.4 billion for the April-to-June quarter, its first quarterly disclosure for the cloud business.
- Azure generated $101.9 billion for fiscal 2026, below Amazon Web Services' $42.2 billion in the same quarter.
Microsoft has disclosed Azure's revenue by quarter for the first time, putting a clear figure on the scale of its cloud business.
Azure generated $29.4 billion in the April-to-June quarter, equivalent to about 39.9 trillion South Korean won. Across Microsoft's 2026 fiscal year, the service recorded $101.9 billion, or roughly 138.28 trillion won.
The quarterly figure remained below Amazon Web Services' $42.2 billion. The disclosure gives investors a more direct basis for comparing the two cloud businesses.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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