Salesforce

American cloud-based software company
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Salesforce is a business[1][2] headquartered at Salesforce Tower. The organization is led by CEO Marc Benioff. In 2005, it had 767 employees[3].

Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$41.52B
▲ 9.6% YoY FY2026
Net Income
$7.46B
▲ 20.3% YoY FY2026
Assets
$112.31B
▲ 9.1% YoY FY2026
EPS (diluted)
$7.80
▲ 22.6% YoY FY2026
$0.00$11.42B$22.84B$34.26B$45.68B FY2008: $748.70M · NI $18.36M (2.5% margin)FY2009: $1.08B · NI $43.43M (4.0% margin)FY2010: $1.31B · NI $80.72M (6.2% margin)FY2011: $1.66B · NI $64.47M (3.9% margin)FY2012: $2.27B · NI -$11.57M (-0.5% margin)FY2013: $3.05B · NI -$270.44M (-8.9% margin)FY2014: $4.07B · NI -$232.18M (-5.7% margin)FY2015: $5.37B · NI -$262.69M (-4.9% margin)FY2016: $6.67B · NI -$47.43M (-0.7% margin)FY2017: $8.44B · NI $323.00M (3.8% margin)FY2018: $10.54B · NI $360.00M (3.4% margin)FY2019: $13.28B · NI $1.11B (8.4% margin)FY2020: $17.10B · NI $126.00M (0.7% margin)FY2021: $21.25B · NI $4.07B (19.2% margin)FY2022: $26.49B · NI $1.44B (5.5% margin)FY2023: $31.35B · NI $208.00M (0.7% margin)FY2024: $34.86B · NI $4.14B (11.9% margin)FY2025: $37.90B · NI $6.20B (16.4% margin)FY2026: $41.52B · NI $7.46B (18.0% margin) '08'10'12'14'16'18'20'22'24'26
■ Revenue ■ Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2026-01-31 · accession 0001108524-26-000060

Salesforce

Summary

Salesforce is a business[1]. Salesforce ranks in the top 0.24% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,067 views/month, #71 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Salesforce was a member of Linux Foundation[3].
  • Salesforce was a member of World Wide Web Consortium[4].
  • Salesforce was a member of CVE Numbering Authority[5].
  • Salesforce was a member of Open Invention Network[6].
  • Salesforce was a member of Business Software Alliance[7].
  • Salesforce is in the country of United States[8].
  • Salesforce's instance of is recorded as business[9].
  • Salesforce's instance of is recorded as software company[10].
  • Salesforce's instance of is recorded as enterprise[11].
  • Salesforce's instance of is recorded as public company[12].
  • Salesforce's instance of is recorded as technology company[13].
  • Salesforce's instance of is recorded as software developer[14].
  • Salesforce's founder is recorded as Marc Benioff[15].
  • Salesforce is owned by Marc Benioff[16].
  • Salesforce's headquarters location is recorded as Salesforce Tower[17].
  • Salesforce's headquarters location is recorded as San Francisco[18].
  • Salesforce's chief executive officer is recorded as Marc Benioff[19].
  • Salesforce's child organization or unit is recorded as Salesforce Marketing Cloud[20].
  • Salesforce's child organization or unit is recorded as Heroku[21].
  • Salesforce's child organization or unit is recorded as Krux[22].
  • Salesforce's child organization or unit is recorded as Tableau Software, Inc.[23].
  • Salesforce's child organization or unit is recorded as ClickSoftware Technologies[24].
  • Salesforce's child organization or unit is recorded as MuleSoft[25].
  • Salesforce's child organization or unit is recorded as Quip[26].
  • Salesforce's child organization or unit is recorded as Demandware[27].

Body

Founding

Salesforce's founder is recorded as Marc Benioff[15]. February 3, 1999 marks the founding of Salesforce[28].

Identity

Part of include S&P 500[29], a stock market index[30], in United States[31], founded in 1957[32]; S&P 100[33], a stock market index[34], in United States[35], founded in 1976[36]; and Dow Jones Industrial Average[37], a stock market index[38], in United States[39], founded in 1896[40].

Leadership

Salesforce's chief executive officer is recorded as Marc Benioff[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Salesforce Tower[17], a skyscraper[41], in United States[42], founded in 2018[43] and San Francisco[18], a شرق الاوسط[44], in United States[45], founded in 1776[46]. Subsidiaries include Salesforce Marketing Cloud[20], a software suite[47], in United States[48]; Heroku[21], a business[49], in United States[50], founded in 2007[51], headquartered in San Francisco[52]; Krux[22]; Tableau Software, Inc.[23], a data analysis software[53], in United States[54], founded in 2003[55]; ClickSoftware Technologies[24], a business[56], in United States[57], founded in 1979[58], headquartered in Petah Tikva[59]; and MuleSoft[25], a business[60], in United States[61], founded in 2006[62], headquartered in San Francisco[63].

Industry

Industries include cloud computing[64], software industry[65], customer relationship management[66], automation[67], software as a service[68], and enterprise software[69].

Ownership

Salesforce is owned by Marc Benioff[16]. Salesforce's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[70]. Products include Salesforce[71], Customer data platform[72], intelligent agent[73], Small business software[74], software as a service[75], and Order management system[76].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Salesforce include Salesforce Tower[77], a skyscraper[78], in United States[79], founded in 2018[80].

Why It Matters

Salesforce ranks in the top 0.24% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,067 views/month, #71 of 29,529).[2] Salesforce has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[81] Salesforce is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[82]

Entities named for Salesforce include Salesforce Tower[77], a skyscraper[78], in United States[79], founded in 2018[80].

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  1. 2d ago · DocDutWatZ · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced → Salesforce, Customer data platform, intelligent agent +19
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