Microsoft is the second group after Nvidia to reach a capitalization of $4,000 billion on July 31. Microsoft shares increased by nearly 4.5% after the market opened on July 31, raising their trading position to $4,010 billion.
Joining the $4,000 billion group with Nvidia comes about a year and a half after Microsoft reached the $3,000 billion mark. Previously, the group exceeded the 1,000 billion USD mark for the first time in April 2019.
Since the beginning of 2025, the group's shares have increased by about 28%. Microsoft forecasts a record capital spend of $30 billion in the current fiscal quarter to boost artificial intelligence ambitions while reporting a sharp increase in Azure cloud computing revenue.
Analysts note that Microsoft's Copilot artificial intelligence chatbot has significantly boosted growth in the group's Microsoft 365 enterprise software segment.
Microsoft, the second largest US enterprise, has invested billions of dollars in OpenAI. This investment is bringing efficiency, promoting the group's Office Suite and Azure services with advanced AI, helping the group's stock price to more than double since ChatGPT launched at the end of 2022.
With exclusive access to OpenAI models, Microsoft has risen to become a leader in the field of artificial intelligence through promoting Azure cloud business and strengthening its position in the technology industry.
Despite strong growth, Microsoft has allocated its workforce appropriately in recent months. In early July, the company said it would cut about 9,000 employees, equivalent to about 4% of the total number of employees, the largest cut since 2023. The fire broke out after the company cut 6,000 employees in May.
A Microsoft spokesperson said that the July staff cut reflects new technologies that help employees work more efficiently.
Earlier this year, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that 20 - 30% of the company's code was generated by AI and the group was pouring billions of USD into investing in AI infrastructure.
