Google vs Amazon vs Microsoft: Q1 cloud earnings face-off

CRN compares the cloud results of the hyperscaler giants as the trio post their Q1 2023 earnings

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Total cloud sales

Microsoft: $22.1bn

AWS: $21.4bn

Google Cloud: $7.5bn

Redmond, Wash-based Microsoft reported a total of $22.1bn in cloud revenue for the first quarter of 2023. However, Microsoft doesn't break out its Azure cloud sales numbers. Azure sales are included in Microsoft's Intelligent Cloud segment, which also includes revenue from server products and other cloud services.

Seattle-based Amazon Web Services generated $21.4bn in worldwide cloud sales during its first quarter 2023.

Google Cloud reported total sales of approximately $7.5bn for the Mountain View, Calif.-based company's first quarter 2023.

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