Gaming — Revenue
Microsoft Gaming — Revenue decreased by 10.4% to $5.34B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 6.6%, from $5.72B to $5.34B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Gaming — Revenue shows an upward trend with a 11.1% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests growing market share in the console space or successful expansion of the subscription user base, while a decrease may indicate a weak hardware cycle or declining engagement with core gaming titles.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total net revenue generated by Microsoft's Gaming segment, encompassing Xbox hardware, conten...
Peer comparison
Similar to Sony's Game & Network Services segment revenue or Nintendo's total net sales from dedicated video game platforms.
msft_segment_gaming_revenue_from_contract_with_customer_excluding_assessed_taxHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $3.71B | $3.59B | $5.44B | $3.74B | $3.46B | $3.61B | $4.76B | $3.61B | $3.49B | $3.92B | $7.11B | $5.45B | $5.02B | $5.62B | $6.58B | $5.72B | $5.53B | $5.51B | $5.96B | $5.34B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.3% | +51.5% | -31.3% | -7.6% | +4.5% | +31.8% | -24.2% | -3.2% | +12.3% | +81.4% | -23.3% | -7.9% | +11.9% | +17.1% | -13.1% | -3.3% | -0.4% | +8.2% | -10.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -7.0% | +0.5% | -12.6% | -3.6% | +1.0% | +8.6% | +49.5% | +51.1% | +43.9% | +43.4% | -7.5% | +5.0% | +10.2% | -2.0% | -9.5% | -6.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Microsoft's gaming — revenue?
- Microsoft (MSFT) reported gaming — revenue of $5.34B in Q1 2026.
- How has Microsoft's gaming — revenue changed year-over-year?
- Microsoft's gaming — revenue decreased by 6.6% year-over-year, from $5.72B to $5.34B.
- What is the long-term trend for Microsoft's gaming — revenue?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Microsoft's gaming — revenue has grown at a 11.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $15.37B to $23.46B.
- What does gaming — revenue mean?
- The total money Microsoft makes from selling Xbox consoles, video games, and monthly gaming subscriptions like Game Pass.