Microsoft has officially shut down Skype. Here are a few tips for switching to Teams or choosing an alternative messaging app.

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.

After being around for what seems like forever, it's finally the end of the road for Microsoft's video conferencing and communications app Skype. On February 28, 2025, Jeff Teper, President of ...