Skype
Microsoft, Redmond, Washington, United StatesSkype was a communications platform for voice and video calls and sending instant messages that was retired on May 5, 2025 in favor of 
Microsoft Teams.
According to our data, Skype ranks 15th among the legacy technologies we track.
It has 2.1% of the legacy market share and is detected on 0.4% of all websites.
- 🔗 Links
Wikipedia💸 Pricing
Skype was available for free. Additional paid services were also available.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Legacy
- Rank: 15
- Market share: 2.1%
🏆 Skype Awards
- 🥇 Most popular in Thailand in the Legacy category.
- 🥇 Most popular in Cambodia in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in China in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Belarus in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Russia in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Ukraine in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 6th most popular in Georgia in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 7th most popular in Vietnam in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in India in the Legacy category.
- ⭐ 8th most popular in Nepal in the Legacy category.
⚡ Sites Using Skype
We have data on 13,449 websites that use Skype legacy technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Skype is centrum24.pl.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #4,588 | Poland | Polish | |
| 2 | #5,308 | India | English | |
| 3 | #11,049 | Vietnamese | ||
| 4 | #11,975 | United States | English | |
| 5 | #12,705 | Netherlands | English | |
| 6 | #15,693 | Italy | British English | |
| 7 | #15,760 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 8 | #15,871 | Russia | Russian | |
| 9 | #22,877 | Germany | English | |
| 10 | #24,552 | Vietnam | Vietnamese | |
| 11 | #38,778 | Indonesia | Indonesian | |
| 12 | #39,449 | Romania | English | |
| 13 | #41,261 | Arabic | ||
| 14 | #41,676 | American English | ||
| 15 | #46,681 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 16 | #53,155 | China | American English | |
| 17 | #57,516 | United States | English | |
| 18 | #60,623 | Slovakia | American English | |
| 19 | #62,718 | Georgia | English | |
| 20 | #63,795 | American English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Skype:
- are located in Thailand
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Skype are from Thailand, China, and Russia.
- Thailand 43.6%
- China 12.2%
- Russia 7.3%
- United States 3.5%
- India 3.5%
- Vietnam 3%
- Ukraine 2.8%
- Italy 2.4%
- Cambodia 2%
- Other 19.7%
Most Skype users speak English or Russian.
- English 74.3%
- Russian 9.6%
- Vietnamese 2.8%
- Italian 1.9%
- Spanish 1.2%
- Ukrainian 1.1%
- German 1%
- Portuguese 0.9%
- Chinese 0.8%
- Other 6.4%
Skype legacy technology is especially popular on .com, .org, and .net top-level domains.
- .com 65.1%
- .org 6.9%
- .net 5.6%
- .ru 5.5%
- .it 1.4%
- .com.ua 1.1%
- .vn 1%
- .by 0.6%
- .de 0.6%
- Other 12.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Skype include business, Internet services, and marketing and merchandising.
- Business 21.8%
- Internet Services 20.6%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9%
- Online Shopping 7.7%
- Travel 6.8%
- Blogs/Wiki 5.4%
- Software/Hardware 3.8%
- Education/Reference 3.3%
- Real Estate 1.7%
- Other 19.9%
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What is the company behind Skype?
Skype is owned by Microsoft Corporation, headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States.
Can I use Skype for free?
Yes, it was a free legacy technology.
Which country uses Skype the most?
The majority of Skype users are from Thailand.
Who uses Skype?
According to our data, Skype is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as centrum24.pl,
giveawayoftheday.com, and
instaforex.com.
How does Skype compare to its competitors?
Skype is a fairly popular legacy technology, ranking ahead of 102 other legacy technologies we track.
What are the alternatives to Skype?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Skype may include 
Google URL Shortener, 
AddThis, and 
Messenger Customer Chat.
👉 See Also
- ✨ Related technologies
- 💼 All technologies from Microsoft
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,375,483 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.