Skype Goes Offline Tomorrow—Here's How to Preserve Your Data
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Summary
Microsoft is planning to retire Skype for good in the not-so-distant future, with its messaging and video features being incorporated into the Microsoft Teams package
Skype’s user numbers have seriously waned in the past few years, going from around 303 million users in 2016 to just 30 million in 2025
This paltry number of users has rendered the platform unsustainable, particularly when compared to Microsoft Teams, which has risen to take its place.
If you’re a Skype user who would like to retain your history on the platform, you can do so by signing into your Microsoft account and following the data export process.
You will have until January 2026 to access and download your data, or risk losing it forever.
For those who switch to Microsoft Teams by then, your Skype data will be transferable.
