In March 2024, close to **** million unique global visitors accessed Skype.com, down from **** million visitors in October 2023. Skype is a VoIP-based video calling platform that was acquired by Microsoft in 2011.

Introduction

Skype Statistics: In today’s digital age, communication tools are integral to personal and professional interactions. As a pioneering platform for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Skype has led this revolution since its establishment in 2003. Within a short time after it was introduced as one of the pioneer platforms for free voice and video calls over the Internet, Skype had millions of users around the world. Its functionality has grown to allow file sharing, instant messaging, and even conference calling, making it a one-stop shop for both individuals and organizations.

Skype has played an undeniable role in global communication. Whether it be linking up families who live far apart or enabling international business meetings, Skype has changed how we connect. The fact of the matter is that the platform serves as a facilitator for professional interaction and collaboration. The changing nature of Skype statistics has important messages for both business and private persons as we make our way through the rapid movement of electronic communication.

This article aims to provide statistics about Skype, investigating who uses this software, when they use it most often, and its place within the larger context of digital communication.

In the six months ending March 2024, the United States accounted for 13.43 percent of traffic to the video calling service Skype.com. The Russian Federation was ranked second, accounting for 6.82 percent of web visits to the platform.

The statistic shows Skype usage among smartphone owners in the United States as of February 2017, sorted by age group. During the survey period, 29 percent of U.S. smartphone users stated that they were Skype users.

This statistic presents the results of a survey about the usage of Skype in Taiwan as of November 2018. During the survey period, around **** percent of respondents in Taiwan aged between 30 and 34 years said they used Skype.

Over the period observed, the monthly revenue of Skype, a communications app, fluctuated in Poland. The app reached its highest monthly revenue in March 2023, amounting to ***** thousand U.S. dollars.

This statistic displays the usage of Skype in Australia in 2017, by generation. During the survey period, around ** percent of leading millennials aged between 28 and 33 years reported to actively use Skype.

The video calling application Skype has started being popular among Italian android users during the lockdown imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Data released by Airnow showed that the number of downloads peaked in the week between March 9 and ** 2020, with over *** thousand downloads from the Google Play Store.

Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft Viva, and Skype for Business; Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and LinkedIn; and Dynamics 365, a set of cloud-based and on-premises business solutions for organizations and enterprise divisions. The Intelligent Cloud segment licenses SQL, Windows Servers, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses; GitHub that provides a collaboration platform and code hosting service for developers; Nuance provides healthcare and enterprise AI solutions; and Azure, a cloud platform. It also offers enterprise support, Microsoft consulting, and nuance professional services to assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions; and training and certification on Microsoft products. The More Personal Computing segment provides Windows original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows Commercial, such as volume licensing of the Windows operating system, Windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and Windows Internet of Things. It also offers Surface, PC accessories, PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, and other devices; Gaming, including Xbox hardware, and Xbox content and services; video games and third-party video game royalties; and Search, including Bing and Microsoft advertising. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online stores, and retail stores. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.

According to figures provided by Airnowdata, the telephony and messaging app Skype was downloaded **** thousand times on the Apple store, compared to **** thousand on the Google play store in February 2020. The all time high download rate was reached in April 2020 in the Apple store as well as the Google play store, with each *** thousand and *** thousand downloads, respectively. In May 2021, the downloads on the Apple Store reached ** thousand downloads

The displayed data on the frequency of using Skype shows results of an exclusive Statista survey conducted in the United States in 2018. Some ** percent of respondents answered the question ''How often do you use Skype?'' with ''Daily''.The Survey Data Table for the Statista survey Tech Giants and Digital Services in the United States 2019 contains the complete tables for the survey including various column headings.

Over the period observed, the downloads of Skype, a communications app, fluctuated in Poland. The app reached its highest monthly download number in January 2023, accounting for over 42 thousand downloads.

According to a March 2021 survey of working adults worldwide, 46 percent of respondents regularly used Zoom both in their private life and at work. Microsoft Teams followed in second place, with 29 percent of respondents indicating they used the platform for communication purposes. Microsoft-owned service Skype ranked third, with 25 percent of respondents selecting the platform as their regular communication tool.

This statistic displays the usage of professional instant messenger used by businesses between 2018 and 2019, by brand. It shows that within a year, the use of Microsoft Teams increased from *** percent to ** percent. Skype for Business remained the leading professional messenger, with ** percent of answers.

As of February 2025, two billion users were accessing the WhatsApp messenger on a monthly basis. The app’s reach in usage penetration is particularly strong in markets outside the United States, and it is one of the most popular mobile social apps worldwide. WeChat amassed over 1.38 billion users, and Facebook Messenger amassed around 947 million users worldwide. Instant messaging is a type of online chat which offers real-time text transmission via internet. Since the appearance of the smartphone and the subsequent explosion of mobile apps, low-cost or free chat and social messaging apps have proven themselves as a cheap alternative to operator-based text messaging via SMS. Many messenger apps offer features such as group chats, the exchange of graphics, video and even audio messages as well as stickers or emoticons.

The statistic shows the adoption of various collaborative chat applications among organizations worldwide, as of *************, by company size. At that time, ** percent of organizations with *** employees or more indicated that they were using Skype for Business. Larger organizations were said to be more likely to use Skype for Business, perhaps due to the group conferencing and account management features offered by the platform.

According to a March 2021 survey of working adults, Zoom is the most popular communication service used in the Asia Pacific markets, with ** percent of respondents in Indonesia stating they used the platform regularly, compared to only ** percent of respondents using Microsoft Teams. Microsoft Teams appears to be more popular in the European region, with ** percent of UK respondents indicating they used the platform regularly. In Europe, Skype popularity still holds among users from Germany, Spain, and Poland among others. As of March 2021, Zoom was the most used service for online communications, followed by Microsoft Teams, and Skype.

In May 2024, more than****** out of 10 Poles used instant messaging tools like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Skype, etc. to talk to friends.

This statistic shows the results of a survey concerning the usage of the internet for making video calls in Germany from 2014 to 2017. In 2017, roughly 1.12 million Germans aged 14 years and older used the internet at least once a day to make video calls using Skype or similar services.

The statistic shows the state of deployment for various collaborative chat applications among organizations worldwide, as of December 2016. At that time, ** percent of respondents indicated their workplace was already using Skype for Business. Larger organizations were said to be more likely to use Skype for Business, perhaps due to the group conferencing and account management features offered by the platform.