Skype to shut down – with users told to switch
Skype – once the dominant video call service – has announced it will shut down after 21 years.
The service boasted more than 300 million users at its peak, but the most recent numbers that Microsoft had shared were in 2023, when it said it had more than 36 million users.
From May this year, Skype will shut down completely.
Microsoft said: “In order to streamline our free consumer communications offerings so we can more easily adapt to customer needs, we will be retiring Skype in May 2025 to focus on Microsoft Teams (free), our modern communications and collaboration hub.
“We look forward to continuing to support people’s everyday connections, starting by making it easy to log into Teams with their Skype account.”
Friday 28th February 2025
