As I continue to break out statistic posts for each of the larger social networks and digital companies, I offer up today statistics for the granddaddy of video chat apps: Skype.

Despite only launching in 2003, it feels like Skype has been around forever. Skype hasn’t gotten nearly as much publicity since Microsoft acquired them in 2011 and a number of large, viable competitors have emerged over the years; not the least of which is Google with their popular Hangouts app. Despite all of this, Skype is still going strong and has a healthy user base.

Here are some of the most interesting Skype statistics I have been able to dig up in my travels.

Skype Facts

Skype website: skype.com
Skype release date: August 29, 2003
Headquarters: Luxembourg
Skype owner: Microsoft
Year Skype was purchased by Microsoft: 2011
Skype creators: Priit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn
What is Skype?

Skype is for doing things together, whenever you’re apart. Skype’s text, voice and video make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are. You can use Skype on whatever works best for you – on your phone or computer or a TV with Skype on it. (source)

Skype Statistics

Amount Microsoft paid for Skype:

$8.5 billion

How many people use Skype:

300 million monthly active users

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Last updated 10/27/17

Number of times the Skype mobile app has been downloaded:

1 billion downloads

Last updated 4/28/16

Percentage of millennials that use Skype globally (outside of China):

25%

Last updated 2/11/15

Number of Skype daily active users (DAU):

4.9 million users

Last updated 2/3/14

Total number of minutes per day users spend on Skype:

3 billion minutes

Last updated 10/30/17

Number of installs of Skype on Google Play:

1 billion installs

Last updated 10/27/17

Amount of minutes used on Skype video calls:

2 trillion

Last updated 10/30/17

Get the Full Report

This Skype report is a digital collection of the most interesting statistics I have curated over the years as of November 2017. 26 of them including stats for:

Skype Users
Skype Calls
Skype Languages
Etc.- all in one place

I try to go through each and every stat regularly and update as much as possible, but we all know that some stats are easier to track down than others. As always, every stat is linked to its original source and has the source date listed.

To get your copy of this stat report, click on the button below to purchase it. I will be updating it as close to quarterly as possible, so be sure to check back regularly for a new version.