# Microsoft — media coverage

Microsoft was mentioned 622 times in 235 outlets across 40 countries over the last 12 months. Positive (27%) and negative (19%) coverage were close. 88% was editorial rather than PR or paid placement.

- Data as of: 2026-10-04 (window: last 365 days)
- Mentions (12 months): 622 (679 all-time)
- Outlets (12 months): 235 in 40 countries
- Average sentiment: +0.070 (27% positive, 19% negative)
- PR / editorial: 72 PR · 550 editorial
- Sector: Tech
- Also written as: Azure, Bing, Copilot, GitHub, LinkedIn, Office 365, Surface, Teams

## Coverage over time (mentions per month)

| Month | Mentions |
|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 12 |
| 2025-12 | 4 |
| 2026-01 | 0 |
| 2026-02 | 159 |
| 2026-03 | 63 |
| 2026-04 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 7 |
| 2026-06 | 34 |
| 2026-07 | 23 |
| 2026-08 | 310 |
| 2026-09 | 0 |
| 2026-10 | 0 |

## Top outlets (12 months)

| Outlet | Mentions |
|---|---|
| computerworld.com | 24 |
|  | 20 |
| finance.yahoo.com | 16 |
| gamedeveloper.com | 16 |
| cnet.com | 15 |
| fastcompany.com | 15 |
| olhardigital.com.br | 15 |
| theverge.com | 14 |

## Countries (12 months)

| Country | Mentions |
|---|---|
| US | 237 |
| INT | 236 |
| BR | 21 |
| GB | 14 |
| NL | 13 |
| DE | 12 |
| CN | 11 |
| MX | 9 |
| UA | 6 |
| AE | 5 |

## Languages (12 months)

| Language | Mentions |
|---|---|
|  | 412 |
| en | 162 |
| es | 11 |
| nl | 7 |
| ru | 6 |
| de | 5 |
| tr | 4 |
| hr | 3 |
| fr | 2 |
| pt | 2 |
| sk | 2 |
| uk | 2 |
| cs | 1 |
| cy | 1 |
| ja | 1 |
| pl | 1 |

## Share of voice among Tech peers (12 months)

| Brand | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Google | 1408 |
| Apple | 976 |
| Meta | 929 |
| OpenAI | 641 |
| Microsoft | 622 |
| Anthropic | 451 |
| Samsung | 416 |
| Nvidia | 279 |
| Huawei | 151 |
| TikTok | 134 |

## Recent coverage

- [IKEA YXSTABY Collaboration with XBOX - Analog Stick Gaming](https://www.analogstickgaming.com/news/kea-yxstaby-collaboration-with-xbox) — analogstickgaming.com, 2026-08-31, positive
- [Microsoft Outlook Is Down - lifehacker.com](https://lifehacker.com/tech/microsoft-outlook-is-down) — lifehacker.com, 2026-08-31, negative
- [Microsoft Outlook down: Thousands hit by email outage as users unable to send, receive or open messages - The Economic Times](https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/microsoft-outlook-down-thousands-hit-by-email-outage-as-users-unable-to-send-receive-or-open-messages/articleshow/133660009.cms) — m.economictimes.com, 2026-08-31, negative
- [Microsoft Outlook Hit by Exchange Online Service Outage - CNET](https://www.cnet.com/news-live/microsoft-outlook-exchange-online-service-outage/) — cnet.com, 2026-08-31, negative
- [IKEA and Xbox Teamed Up, and the Result Will Make You Want to Level Up Your Game Room - Yahoo](https://shopping.yahoo.com/home-garden/home-decor/articles/ikea-xbox-teamed-result-want-164500386.html) — shopping.yahoo.com, 2026-08-31, positive
- [Are Microsoft Services down right now (August 31, 2026)? Outage status explored - Sportskeeda Tech](https://tech.sportskeeda.com/laptops/news-are-microsoft-services-right-now-august-31-2026-outage-status-explored) — tech.sportskeeda.com, 2026-08-31, negative
- [IKEA launches gaming furniture inspired by XBOX’s iconic controller - Mixmag Asia](https://mixmag.asia/read/ikea-gaming-furniture-xbox-controller-collaboration-news) — mixmag.asia, 2026-08-31, positive
- [Forget the Industry Labels: Chevron and Caterpillar Are Both Betting on the AI Power Boom. Which 30+ Year Dividend Grower Wins? - Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/forget-industry-labels-chevron-caterpillar-213500446.html) — finance.yahoo.com, 2026-08-30, neutral

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Data: VoilàIQ, 2026-10-04. Canonical: https://voilaiq.com/brand-catalog/microsoft