- Link Authority: 82/100 (exceptional, high confidence).
- Web graph rank: #28 of 134,979,706 domains, the top 0.001% of all domains.
- 1,341,331 linking domains counted in MrKeyword data.
- 2,528 hostnames under microsoft.com in the web graph.
- 2nd of 34 software and business apps on MrKeyword's list.
What is microsoft.com's domain authority?
microsoft.com has a MrKeyword Link Authority of 82/100, an exceptional score. The score comes from where microsoft.com sits in MrKeyword's web graph (August–October 2026): it is #28 of 134,979,706 domains by PageRank, and Link Authority places that position on a 0–100 log curve, so the strongest domain scores 100.
This is MrKeyword's own metric, not Moz DA or Ahrefs DR (how the domain authority scores differ); how Link Authority is calculated gives both formulas.
How many websites link to microsoft.com?
1,341,331 different domains link to microsoft.com in MrKeyword's data, counting each linking website once however many links it has. That is the number SEO tools call referring domains. The web graph also lists 2,528 hostnames under microsoft.com (subdomains such as www or blog count separately).
To see individual linking websites and anchor text, open the free backlink checker and check who links to microsoft.com.
Which strong websites link to microsoft.com?
The strongest linking domain MrKeyword's web graph shows for microsoft.com is googleapis.com, with a Link Authority of 100. The table lists the 10 strongest by their own score.
Strongest domains linking to microsoft.com
| Linking domain | Link Authority | Web graph rank |
|---|---|---|
| googleapis.com | 100 | #1 |
| youtube.com | 89 | #8 |
| godaddy.com | 87 | #11 |
| linkedin.com | 87 | #12 |
| wsimg.com | 86 | #13 |
| github.com | 86 | #15 |
| wordpress.org | 85 | #16 |
| apple.com | 84 | #20 |
| x.com | 83 | #22 |
| shopify.com | 83 | #24 |
8 of the 10 strongest linking domains have a profile on MrKeyword's list too (youtube.com, godaddy.com, linkedin.com, github.com, wordpress.org, apple.com, x.com, shopify.com). 1 of them is in microsoft.com's own group, software and business apps.
How does microsoft.com compare with similar websites?
microsoft.com is 2nd of 34 software and business apps on MrKeyword's list by Link Authority, with one neighbour above it in the table below. The median Link Authority of those 34 software and business apps is 69, so microsoft.com is 13 points above it.
microsoft.com and its nearest peers
| Website | Link Authority | Web graph rank | Linking domains |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple.com | 84 | #20 | 2,526,600 |
| microsoft.com | 82 | #28 | 1,341,331 |
| adobe.com | 80 | #41 | 585,916 |
| office.com | 75 | #105 | 474,367 |
| dropbox.com | 75 | #111 | 271,636 |
See every profiled site on the domain authority list of popular websites, or compare your own site with any of these in the free domain authority checker.
What does a Link Authority of 82 mean?
A Link Authority of 82 is exceptional: among the most-linked domains on the web. At this level the score moves only when a very large number of sites change how they link, so a point or two between releases is normal noise. In plain numbers, microsoft.com is in the top 0.001% of the 134,979,706 domains in the web graph.
To raise your own site's score, read how to increase domain authority; for the domains at the very top, see the most-linked websites of 2026. The authority list explains why the 0–100 scale is logarithmic.
Can microsoft.com show its Link Authority on its own site?
Yes: the owner of microsoft.com can embed a free badge that shows its current MrKeyword Link Authority, 82/100, and links to this profile. The badge is a plain image link with no script and no tracking, and it follows the score whenever MrKeyword recalculates it. It shows MrKeyword's own Link Authority, not Moz DA.
To get the badge for your own website, check it in the free domain authority checker and open Get badge on its result. How to increase domain authority covers what moves the number.
Where does microsoft.com's data come from?
Every number on microsoft.com's profile is read from MrKeyword's web graph (August–October 2026). This version uses data imported on 31 October 2026. How MrKeyword collects and labels this data.