Shut down by Microsoft, the beloved video chat app is leaving behind a very different world than the one it gave birth to.

RIP Skype: a nostalgic service that allowed us to connect - IN FOCUS: Skype was the first of its kind to allow mere mortals to make global video calls via the internet. At the time, the platform was ...

But I can’t pretend Skype was all sunshine and rainbows, even before the pandemic lockdowns and the rise of its chief competitor, Zoom. I remember sitting for ages waiting for a call to connect ...

The following years brought in a surge of competition by the likes of WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. After the pandemic-driven boom subsided, Skype's daily ...

Similar to Skype, Viber users can buy credit or packages to call phone numbers around the world but it's no longer possible to get a Viber number to receive calls. Zoom The videoconferencing ...

The world was under lockdown. This should have been the time for Skype to shine, but instead, Zoom took over, becoming the go-to communications app. It was simple to use, whereas Skype was cumbersome.

Microsoft has officially shut down Skype as of 5 May 2025, ending a service that once defined internet communication for millions ...

Skype struggled to compete in a market now led by Zoom, Google Meet, and FaceTime. Despite some growth during the 2020 lockdowns, Skype’s user base dwindled to 36 million by 2023, while ...

And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis ... that Skype simply couldn’t keep up when shinier competitors, like Zoom or ...

LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now ... s become a byword for online company meetings offers a calling service, Zoom Phone, and features like number porting and the ability to send and ...