After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down on Monday.

Microsoft’s once-iconic communications platform is officially retired today, as the tech giant nudges users to Teams instead.

Microsoft officially shut down the older audio and video calling platform in favour of Microsoft Teams May 5. “Skype is retiring in May 2025,” the company shared in an earlier post on its website. And ...

Transitioning from Skype to Teams is free for users and does not require changing account credentials, with all contacts and chats automatically transferred.