A silicone compound is represented by the formula (1) and has a weight average molecular weight of 500 to 200000. A polyhydric alcohol-modified silicone compound can provide a stable composition (emulsified product, powder dispersion, etc.) having a silicone oil and other oil as a continuous phase.R1aR2bR3cR4dSiO(4-a-b-c-d)/2 ； ；(1)(R1 represents an organic group, R2 is a group represented by —；Y—；O—；X (Y represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 3 to 20 carbons and optionally containing at least one of an ether bond and an ester bond, and X represents a polyhydric alcohol-substituted hydrocarbon group having at least two hydroxyl groups)； R3 is a monovalent branched type organosiloxane group represented by the formula (4)； and R4 is a monovalent organosiloxane group represented by the formula (5) or the formula (6).)MoMRpDqDRrTsTRtQu ； ；(4)MMRDv1 ； ；(5)MwDv1DRv2TRv3 ； ；(6)
