Number of Microsoft Certified Professionals Worldwide

Updated: December 31, 2008

The Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCP) program was established in 1992. To date, more than 2 million people have achieved Microsoft Certification worldwide. These numbers are current as of November 2008.

Microsoft credential	Certification	Worldwide achievers
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)	.NET Framework 2.0: Distributed Applications .NET Framework 2.0: Web Applications .NET Framework 2.0: Windows Applications .NET Framework 3.5, ADO.NET Applications .NET Framework 3.5, ASP.NET Applications .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Communication Foundation Applications .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Presentation Foundation Applications .NET Framework 3.5, Windows Workflow Foundation Applications SQL Server 2005: Business Intelligence Development SQL Server 2005 BizTalk Server 2006: Custom Applications Business Desktop Deployment Connected Home Integrator Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack: Configuration Microsoft Exchange Server 2007: Configuration Microsoft Forefront Client and Server: Configuration Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2006: Configuration Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007: Configuration Microsoft Office Groove 2007: Configuration Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 Microsoft Office Project Server 2007: Configuration Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007: Applications Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Application Development Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Configuration Microsoft Office Visio 2007: Application Development Microsoft Team Foundation Server: Configuration and Development SQL Server 2008, Business Intelligence Development and Maintenance SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance Windows Mobile 5.0: Application Development Windows Mobile 5.0: Configuration Windows Embedded CE 6.0: Application Development Windows Server 2008 Active Directory: Configuration Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure: Configuration Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure: Configuration Windows Server Virtualization, Configuration Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Application Development Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: Configuration Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007: Configuration Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007: Configuration Microsoft Virtual Earth 6.0: Developing Applications Visual Studio 2005 Tools for the Microsoft Office Windows Essential Business Server 2008, Configuration Windows Server 2003 Hosted Environments: Configuration and Management Windows Vista: Configuration	8,422 33,910 16,045 154 271 272 236 161 2,485 40,212 2,756 5,043 238 838 1,869 272 11,857 604 2,410 2,162 96 868 110 605 3,726 11,090 79 425 119 291 398 667 269 22,773 18,565 21,918 417 2,789 6,199 1,216 910 34 67 240 749 48,962
Microsoft Certified Architect (MCA)	Database Infrastructure Messaging Solutions	181 381 651 771
Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)		85,382
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)	Microsoft .NET Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0	34,480 46,181
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)	Enterprise Application Developer Web Developer Windows Developer	6,330 7,784 2,749
Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)	Microsoft SQL Server 2000	151,897
Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)	Windows XP	50,647
Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)	Business Intelligence Developer Consumer Support Technician Database Administrator Database Developer Enterprise Administrator Enterprise Messaging Administrator Enterprise Project Management with Microsoft Office Project Server 2007 Enterprise Support Technician Server Administrator	1,043 1,037 6,499 2,858 8,320 3,461 338 7,442 4,654
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)	Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Microsoft Windows NT 4.0	141,948 290,456 395,818
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Messaging	Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000	11,024 9,271
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Security	Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	18,380 8,620
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)	Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	223,591 147,912
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA): Messaging	Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	85,289 30,769
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA): Security	Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 Server	21,708 5,130
Microsoft Certified Learning Consultant (MCLC)		54
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)		13,668
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)		2,354,663

¹The number of MCAs is current as of September 2008. This number is updated quarterly.

Posted By: R.v.KirubaKaran
Microsoft Certified Professional