Which company is headquartered in Redmond, Washington?

Microsoft is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

Microsoft’s headquarters is the Microsoft Redmond campus at One Microsoft Way. The company moved onto the campus in 1986, shortly before its initial public offering. The site grew into a major technology center east of Seattle, with numerous office buildings, research facilities, and employee services.

Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. It first became globally influential through software such as MS-DOS and Windows, then expanded into enterprise software, gaming, hardware, search, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing. Its Redmond base remains closely associated with the company’s corporate identity, even though Microsoft operates major offices worldwide.

A common mix-up is confusing headquarters with a company’s place of incorporation or largest regional office. Amazon is strongly associated with the Seattle area, Apple with Cupertino, and Google with Mountain View, California. Those locations are not Microsoft’s headquarters.