*RIP Skype: Microsoft Shutting It Down on 5 May 2025* Microsoft has announced that Skype will shut down on May 5, 2025, ending its 23-year run as a pioneering internet calling service. Users have 10 weeks to migrate their contacts and chat data to Microsoft Teams or download their data using Skype's export tool. `Stay updated. Follow Techzim on WhatsApp:` https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaS23mO84OmAI88Cwd2q Skype's user base has declined from its peak of 300 million users to approximately 36 million in 2023. Microsoft is focusing entirely on Teams, which has seen consumer calling minutes quadruple over the past two years. While Teams Free will preserve Skype's chat functionality, it won't support Skype's phone calling features to mobile and landline numbers.