Microsoft has officially announced that it will discontinue Skype starting May 5, 2025, as part of its strategy to consolidate communication tools under Microsoft Teams.
Launched in 2003 by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, Skype once dominated the video calling space but gradually lost popularity with the rise of newer, integrated platforms like Teams. As Microsoft continues to build a unified communication ecosystem, it aims to transition all Skype users to Teams, which offers advanced features and better integration across Microsoft services.
Long-time users expressed their nostalgia on the social media platform X: “Skype wasn’t just a tool, it was a lifeline in the early days of my web development journey,” shared one user. Another wrote, “Their shutting down Skype is so sad. Everything from my childhood is leaving.”
Switching to Teams will be seamless—users simply need to log in using their Skype credentials, and all contacts and chat history will be synced automatically. Existing Skype Credit balances and subscription plans will remain usable until their billing cycle ends, and Skype Numbers will stay active until expiry, with the option to port them to other providers.
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