--- description: Find out why Microsoft was selected for the list title: TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2022: Microsoft image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc3af07f47126951/698a30824ee262b9a431a0c7/Still-Image_Console-Family_2_Back-to-Back_Consoles-Controllers.png?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Mar 30, 2022 # Microsoft Game on by [Eloise Barry](/author/eloise-barry/) ## Eloise Barry Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Xbox Series S and Series X Xbox Series S and Series XMicrosoft Xbox maker Microsoft stunned gamers in January by announcing plans to acquire [Activision/Blizzard](https://time.com/6140197/what-microsoft-buying-activision-blizzard-means/ "undefined"), publisher of _Call of Duty_ and _Overwatch._ The company says the nearly $70 billion deal would help it serve the world’s 3 billion gamers. However, the planned tie-up, which sparked a wave of similar moves across the $200 billion gaming industry, has invited regulatory scrutiny. More broadly, [CEO Satya Nadella’s](https://time.com/5847309/microsoft-satya-nadella-covid-19-protests/ "undefined") Microsoft has been on a hot streak, beating expectations with $51.7 billion in revenue in the most recent quarter. _A weekly newsletter featuring conversations with the world’s top CEOs, managers, and founders._ [_Join the Leadership Brief_](https://cloud.newsletters.time.com/signup?nln=leadership&source=100companies "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159480/microsoft-titans/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159480/microsoft-titans/"},"headline":"Microsoft","datePublished":"2022-03-30T10:23:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T02:26:52.498Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159480/microsoft-titans/","keywords":["TIME100 Companies","T100Companies2022","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc3af07f47126951/698a30824ee262b9a431a0c7/Still-Image_Console-Family_2_Back-to-Back_Consoles-Controllers.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eloise Barry","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eloise-barry/"}],"creator":"Eloise Barry","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdc3af07f47126951/698a30824ee262b9a431a0c7/Still-Image_Console-Family_2_Back-to-Back_Consoles-Controllers.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-companies-2022/6159480/microsoft-titans/","name":"Microsoft"}}]}] ```