Skype Statistics and User Count (2023)

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Skype Statistics

Here are a few of the most interesting Skype statistics and facts I was able to dig up including user counts. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Skype User Count

How many people use Skype:

300 million monthly active users

Last updated 6/5/19

40 million daily active users

Last updated 4/29/20

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Additional Statistics

Amount Microsoft paid for Skype:

$8.5 billion

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Number of times the Skype mobile app has been downloaded:

1 billion downloads

Last updated 4/28/16

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

25%

Last updated 2/11/15

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Number of Skype daily active users (DAU):

4.9 million users

Last updated 2/3/14

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Total number of minutes per day users spend on Skype:

3 billion minutes

Last updated 10/30/17

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Number of installs of Skype on Google Play:

1 billion installs

Last updated 10/27/17

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Amount of minutes used on Skype video calls:

2 trillion

Last updated 10/30/17

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