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Skype
Former telecommunications software service
- Developer
- Founded
- August 2003
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Emirates 24/7“Happy Birthday Skype: Even monkeys use it now”emirates247.com/news/happy-birthday-skype-even-monkeys-use-it-now-2013-08-28-1.519060Retrieved 2013-08-28
- August 2003
- Released
- August 29, 2003
1
Sources- 1.““How can they be so good?”: The strange story of Skype”arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/09/skypes-secrets/#page-2Retrieved 2025-05-05
- August 29, 2003
- Latest version
- 8.138.0.209
1
Sources- 1.“What's New in Skype for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Web?”support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/what-s-new-in-skype-for-windows-mac-linux-and-web-d32f674c-abb3-40a5-a0b7-ee269ca60831
- , 8.138.1
1
Sources- 1.“Skype 12+Talk. Chat. Collaborate.Skype Communications S.a.r.l . App Store Preview”
- , 8.104.0.207
- +15 more
- 8.138.0.209
- Written in
- Delphi
- , Objective-C
- , C++
- +1 more
- License
- Operating system
- Microsoft Windows
- , macOS
- , Android
- +6 more
- Website
- skype.com
- , skype.com/en
- , skype.com/tr
- +6 more
Overview
All data
160 statements · 22% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Alexa rank
- 413(September 15, 2018)
- 219(November 20, 2020)
- 338(November 20, 2017)
- Social media followers
- 284,000(May 18, 2025) youtube channel id: UC89aNJlaople1Mxq4dYfyGA
1
- 4,964,812(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2459371
- 283,000(April 29, 2024) youtube channel id: UC89aNJlaople1Mxq4dYfyGA
1
- 283,000(July 2, 2021) youtube channel id: UC89aNJlaople1Mxq4dYfyGA
- 5,050,382(January 8, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2459371
- 5,060,637(November 20, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2459371
- 284,000(May 18, 2025) youtube channel id: UC89aNJlaople1Mxq4dYfyGA
- Checksum
- 7a3275e3cd41d9eded564617ddb677e656a5f1d9c3ebc49102add9e40797902591c0deb0fb980eb1c48d5f464dc44a8abfaa35b7ec3b499b1aeb7d4057756e32(October 10, 2021) platforms: Linux · distributor: Microsoft, Wayback Machine · file format: deb
1
- a66affe7d865c13d385365d8510f0b5415495501d888eaed7078bdbe42b25f8f4d7f35a074e49e6676252bcac43fb3d62865167b5b48d39fd55e8419f1775616(September 6, 2021) platforms: Linux · distributor: Microsoft, Wayback Machine · file format: deb
1
- 7a3275e3cd41d9eded564617ddb677e656a5f1d9c3ebc49102add9e40797902591c0deb0fb980eb1c48d5f464dc44a8abfaa35b7ec3b499b1aeb7d4057756e32(October 10, 2021) platforms: Linux · distributor: Microsoft, Wayback Machine · file format: deb
- Platforms
- iOS
- Microsoft Windows
- Android
- Linux
1
Sources- 1.“What's New in Skype for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Web?”support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/what-s-new-in-skype-for-windows-mac-linux-and-web-d32f674c-abb3-40a5-a0b7-ee269ca60831Retrieved 2025-03-04
- Replaces
- Windows Live Messenger statement is subject of: Embrace, Extend and Extinguish
- Dissolved
- May 5, 2025
2
Sources- 1.“Skype's final call set for May as Microsoft prioritizes Teams”reuters.com/technology/skypes-final-call-set-may-microsoft-prioritizes-teams-2025-02-28/Retrieved 2026-09-25
- 2.“The next chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams”microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/02/28/the-next-chapter-moving-from-skype-to-microsoft-teams/Retrieved 2025-03-01
- May 5, 2025
- Replaced by
- Microsoft Teams(May 5, 2025)
1
Sources- 1.“The next chapter: Moving from Skype to Microsoft Teams”microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/02/28/the-next-chapter-moving-from-skype-to-microsoft-teams/Retrieved 2026-09-25
- Microsoft Teams(May 5, 2025)
- Native label
- Skype
- Service entry
- 2003
- Service retirement
- May 5, 2025
1
Sources- 1.“Fin de una era: Microsoft le dice adiós a Skype, el WhatsApp de la Generación Z”infobae.com/tecno/2025/02/28/fin-de-una-era-microsoft-le-dice-adios-a-skype-el-whatsapp-de-la-generacion-z/Retrieved 2025-03-03
- May 5, 2025
On other databases
46 identifiers linking Skype across the web's reference databases
- AlternativeTo IDskype
- Amazon Standard Identification NumberB008M721MS
- AUR packageskype
- Bing entity IDe23fe22e-3d51-3a99-41b4-5cec037df3a2
- Chocolatey Community package IDskype
- Dagens Nyheter topic IDskype
- De Agostini IDSkype
- Domain nameskype.com
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDtechnology/Skype
- Facebook usernameskype
- Fandom article IDlogos:Skype
- Flathub IDcom.skype.Client
- France 24 topic ID (French)skype
- Freebase ID/m/026wfg
- Gentoo packagenet-im/skypeforlinux
- Gentoo Wiki articleSkype
- Golden ID (archived)Skype-X8W
- Google Play Store app IDcom.skype.raider
- Google+ ID115028376437754060789
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDskype
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0518759
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDSkype
- IMDb keywordskype
- Instagram usernameskype
- J9U entity ID987007372061705171
- KBpedia IDSkype
- Lex IDSkype
- Namuwiki IDSkype
- NicoNicoPedia word article IDskype
- NL CR AUT IDph325827
- Pinterest usernameskype
- PortableApps IDinternet/sportable
- Quora topic IDSkype-product
- Repology project nameskype
- Snap packageskype
- Subredditskype
- SVKKL authority ID0232580-Skype
- The Guardian topic IDtechnology/skype
- The Times of India topic IDSkype
- Treccani IDskype
- Twitch usernameskype
- VK usernameskype
- WikiKids IDSkype
- Wine AppDB ID1592
- X (Twitter) usernameSkype
- YouTube channel IDUC89aNJlaople1Mxq4dYfyGA