Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams. Skype will be retired on May 5th, and existing users will need to export their data or migrate to Teams.

After May 5, the Skype dial pad will be accessible to any remaining subscribers only from the website and within Teams. Microsoft provides more details on a web page about what you need to know ...

Microsoft Teams launched in 2017. While Microsoft declined to share the latest user figures for Skype with Reuters, the company said there would be no job cuts due to the move and that Teams has ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Microsoft Teams fully replaced Skype when it launched in 2017, but its video conferencing predecessor is still going strong, and has jumped on the ...

Image: Microsoft. Microsoft is officially retiring Skype on May 5, ending the app’s two-decade run as a pioneer in video calling. The move signals Microsoft’s full shift toward Teams, its all ...

But Skype's popularity began to fade over the years, due to newer apps like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Apple’s Facetime. At the app’s peak in 2011, Skype had over 150 million users ...

Instead, Microsoft plans to replace Skype with the free version of Microsoft Teams, the company said. In doing do, Microsoft will throw a shovelful of dirt on Skype, which it bought for $8.5 ...

In addition to Microsoft Teams, there are a few other options for users looking for an alternative to Skype. WhatsApp is a popular app owned by Meta, the same company that owns Facebook and Instagram.

In February 2025, 14 years after buying it, Microsoft announced that Skype would go offline on May 5, offering Skype users 60 days to export their data or migrate to the free Teams app for consumers.

Microsoft’s shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype, which Microsoft bought in 2011, was beloved by a ...

Microsoft also made a tool to easily view existing Skype chat history if you don’t want to move to Teams. Skype will remain online until May 5th, so existing users will have around 60 days to ...