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<p>SharePoint is a collection of <a href="/facts/Enterprise_content_management/RUEFrMK5">enterprise content management</a> and <a href="/facts/Knowledge_management/RjjnVmRe">knowledge management</a> tools developed by <a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a>. Launched in 2001, it was initially bundled with <a href="/facts/Windows_Server/5t7XxyUV">Windows Server</a> as Windows SharePoint Server, then renamed to <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Office/faD8vYG0">Microsoft Office</a> SharePoint Server, and then finally renamed to SharePoint. It is provided as part of <a href="/facts/Microsoft_365/RuF4C8BL">Microsoft 365</a>, but can also be configured to run as <a href="/facts/On-premises_software/yGJvghTK">on-premises software</a>. </p><p>According to Microsoft, as of December 2020<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=SharePoint&action=edit">[update]</a> SharePoint had over 200 million users. </p>