Where is Bing located?

Bing is headquartered in Redmond, United States.

How many employees does Bing have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Bing is 317.

What is the annual revenue of Bing?

Annual revenue of Bing is more than $1B as on Jun 30, 2023

Where does Bing rank among its competitors?

Bing ranks 10th amongst 187 active competitors, of which 12 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Yandex, which secured an undisclosed amount in May, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Bing?

Bing's top competitors include DuckDuckGo, Brave and Sohu.com. Among them, Yandex secured the most recent funding round in May, 2025.

Bing - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Bing is a funded company based in Redmond (United States), founded in 2009 by William Henry Gates and Paul Allen. It operates as a Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services. The company has 187 active competitors, including 12 funded and 19 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like DuckDuckGo, Brave and Sohu.com.

Company Details

Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services. It offers a search engine for information retrieval, productivity applications for document creation and management, and various online services including email, cloud storage, and communication platforms. The company develops software for personal and professional use, facilitating tasks such as writing, data analysis, presentations, and organization. It also provides platforms for online collaboration, communication, and file storage.

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Founded Year

2009

Location

Redmond, United States

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Funding Raised

Investors

Par Equity & 1 more

Ranked

10^th among 187 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Jun 30, 2023

Employee Count

317 as on Aug 31, 2026

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Bing is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Microsoft Corporation CIN: 2357303 , United States, Active	Oct 29, 1993	$1B+ (As on Jun 30, 2023)	221000 (As on Jun 30, 2023)	-

Bing is a funded company. Bing has 2 institutional investors.

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The founders of Bing are William Henry Gates and Paul Allen. Steve Ballmer is the CEO of Bing.

Here are the details of Bing's key team members:

William Henry Gates: Co-Founder of Bing.
Paul Allen: Former Co-Founder of Bing.
Steve Ballmer: CEO of Bing.

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Bing's employee count trend

Bing has 317 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Bing's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Bing include DuckDuckGo, Brave and Sohu.com. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Bing, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	DuckDuckGo 2008, Paoli (United States), Series B	Developer of a search engine and browser focused on privacy	$113M	GP Bullhound, Impact America Fund & 16 others	79/100
2nd	Brave 2015, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Developer of a browser and search engine focused on privacy	$7M	Foundation Capital, Digital Currency Group ... & 24 others	76/100
3rd	Sohu.com 1996, Beijing (China), Public	Online media, search and game service company	$159K	Chiratae Ventures, Hypothesis & 6 others	76/100
4th	Yahoo 1994, New York City (United States), Acquired	Provider of a search engine, news aggregation, and communication tools	$6.8M	SoftBank Capital, 7queensland.com.au & 13 others	75/100
5th	Ask 1996, Oakland (United States), Acquired	Ask.com: Your go-to source for answers, news, culture, and lifestyle	$25M	Kepha Partners, The Roda Group & 5 others	74/100
6th	Yandex 1997, Moscow (Russia), Acquired	Provider of an AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	-	Taaleri, Fidelity Investments & 12 others	74/100
7th	Qwant 2013, Paris (France), Acquired	Provider of a data security search engine to filter results	$57.3M	European Investment Bank, Axel Springer & 7 others	72/100
8th	Naver 1999, Seongnam-si (South Korea), Funding Raised	Provider of a keyword based search engine platform	-	Shield Investment, Partners Investment & 8 others	71/100
9th	Baidu 2000, Beijing (China), Public	AI-enabled keyword-based search engine	$101M	Integrity Partners, Yixiang Capital & 25 others	68/100
10th	Bing 2009, Redmond (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of search engine, office productivity software, and online services	-	Par Equity, CP Software Group	67/100