Microsoft doesn’t consistently publish a single “monthly active users of Word” figure. The most reliable public proxies for Word’s overall scale are Microsoft 365 paid commercial seats (business), Microsoft 365 Consumer subscriber counts (home), and mobile app-store reach (Android).
Over 450 million paid Microsoft 365 commercial seats (proxy for Word’s business installed base; FY26 Q2).
89.0 million Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers (FY25 Q4; a key proxy for the consumer installed base that includes Word).
1B+ downloads for Microsoft Word on Google Play (Android), with a 4.8 star rating and 15.4M reviews (listing snapshot).
Microsoft 365 Personal pricing (U.S.): $99.99/year or $9.99/month (official pricing page snapshot).
Microsoft 365 Personal pricing (Hungary): HUF 35,499/year or HUF 3,549/month (official pricing page snapshot).
Microsoft announced commercial Microsoft 365 list price changes effective July 1, 2026.
Microsoft 365 adoption (proxy metrics tied to Word’s installed base)
Because Word is bundled with Microsoft 365 plans, Microsoft 365 seat and subscriber counts are among the clearest public indicators of Word’s broad reach.
Paid Microsoft 365 commercial seats: over 450 million (FY26 Q2).
Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers: 51.9M (FY21 Q4).
Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers: 59.7M (FY22 Q4).
Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers: 67.0M (FY23 Q4).
Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers: 82.5M (FY24 Q4).
Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers: 89.0M (FY25 Q4).
Chart: Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers (FY21 Q4 → FY25 Q4)
End-of-period Microsoft 365 Consumer subscriber counts reported by Microsoft (FY21–FY25).
Mobile reach (Word vs other document editors on Android)
Google Play listings provide public “install bucket” thresholds (like 1B+) plus rating and review counts, which can help compare mobile reach across major document editors.
Microsoft Word (Android): 1B+ downloads; 4.8 stars; 15.4M reviews; updated Feb 9, 2026.
Google Docs (Android): 1B+ downloads; 4.5 stars; 2.01M reviews; updated Feb 9, 2026.
Chart: Google Play download thresholds (minimum implied installs)
Values use the minimum implied by each public install bucket (e.g., “1B+” treated as ≥1,000M).
Label
Bar
Value
Microsoft Word (Android)
1B+ (≥1,000M)
Google Docs (Android)
1B+ (≥1,000M)
WPS Office (Android)
500M+ (≥500M)
Max = 1,000M. Widths: Microsoft Word (Android) 100.00%, Google Docs (Android) 100.00%, WPS Office (Android) 50.00%.
Free vs paid access (Word)
Word for the web is available to use online for free (sign in or sign up with a Microsoft account).
Microsoft 365 Personal (paid) adds premium desktop/mobile features and bundled services; official pricing varies by market (examples above for U.S. and Hungary).
Sources
Microsoft FY26 Q2 earnings call page (paid Microsoft 365 commercial seats): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2026/earnings-fy-2026-q2
Microsoft FY25 Q4 Productivity and Business Processes performance (Microsoft 365 Consumer subscribers = 89.0M): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/earnings/fy-2025-q4/productivity-and-business-processes-performance
Microsoft 365 blog pricing update (list price changes effective July 1, 2026): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/12/04/advancing-microsoft-365-new-capabilities-and-pricing-update/
Microsoft 365 Personal pricing (U.S.): https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/p/microsoft-365-personal/cfq7ttc0k5bf
Microsoft 365 pricing (Hungary): https://www.microsoft.com/hu-hu/microsoft-365/buy/microsoft-365
Word free web access / FAQ: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word
Google Play listings: Word https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com.microsoft.office.word ; Google Docs https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs ; WPS Office https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=cn.wps.moffice_eng
