Jan 17 2009
Comparison between Google and Microsoft ……..
Today while surfing on the internet i came across a bunch of some very interesting comparison between Google and Business Tycoon Microsoft. Google has accepted as a business incorporation on 7th September, which was a Sunday. But today it has emerged as the most successful business on the web. Below is the quick comparison in numbers between the two giant players of the Computer Era…. . The data given are based on the companies annual report, Yahoo Finance and ComScore.
Google’s age: 10
Microsoft’s age: 33
Google’s revenue in the last 4 quarters: $19.6 billion
Microsoft’s revenue in the last 4 quarters: $60.4 billion
Microsoft’s revenue at age 10: $140 million
($279 million in today’s dollars)
Google’s revenue per hour in the last 4 quarters: $2.2 million
Microsoft’s revenue per hour in the last 4 quarters: $6.9 million
Google’s net income in the last 4 quarters: $4.85 billion
Microsoft’s net income in the last 4 quarters: $17.6 billion
Google employees, as of June 30th: 19,604
Microsoft employees, as of May 31st: 89,809
Google’s revenue per employee: $1 million
Microsoft’s revenue per employee: $672,000
Market value of Google: $142 billion
Market value of Microsoft: $241 billion
Number of tech companies with a market value larger than Google’s: 3 (Microsoft, I.B.M. and Apple, in that order)
Worldwide searches on Google in July: 48.7 billion
Worldwide searches on Microsoft in July: 2.3 billion
Worldwide searches per hour on Google in July: 65 million
Worldwide searches per hour on Microsoft in July: 3.1 million
By looking at the above comparison should it not looking that it should be considered as an eye opener for the Microsoft.
