Microsoft Copilot Hits 20M Paid Enterprise Users

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed that M365 Copilot now has 20 million paid enterprise seats, with the number of companies holding over 50,000 seats quadrupling. Major clients include Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mercedes, while Accenture signed on for over 740,000 seats in Microsoft's largest Copilot deal to date. Usage is also surging, with Copilot queries per user up nearly 20% quarter over quarter, now matching Outlook's weekly engagement levels. Agent mode, which enables multi-step actions directly in documents, recently became the default experience across Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, driving further adoption.