Stop and hear the sound of Skype passing the 10 million simultaneous users mark
By
Villu Arak on October 17, 2007 in News, Events, Milestones.
Whoosh.
Earlier today, Skype announced that it has teamed up with MySpace to create MySpaceIM with Skype, which will add Skype voice calls to the MySpace instant-messaging tool. When we officially welcome MySpace’s 110 million monthly users to the Skype family next month, this collaboration will make the combination of MySpace and Skype into the world’s largest voice-connected community.
And then things got even better.
A few hours following the MySpace announcement, we surpassed 10 million simultaneous online Skype users. For the first time, like, ever. Just three years ago, on October 20, 2004, we were popping Champagne bottles to mark 1 million simultaneous users. Which we thought was unbelievable. And it was only earlier this year that we passed the 9 million mark.
It's not yeast or baking soda that makes us grow like this. It's all about the people out there across the ever-shrinking globe, falling for Skype as a way to keep in touch.
And that's a beautiful thing.
Comments
Congrats! I'll be looking forward to 100M online
terminuz | Wednesday, Oct 17
Congratulations to all of us, programmers, developers, and users who made what Skype is.
But our common friend Terminuz will have to be very patient to see the 100 million!
Excepting the first million, it never took us that long to add another million: 261 days!
In 2006 it took us only 63 days to go from 5 to 6 million!
But there is still slow growth
aimqbvba | Wednesday, Oct 17
With three years for going from a million to ten, what to expect in next nine? 10 billion... hope the population will keep up with Skype (and stays online on the same time around the globe somehow
)
koterpillar | Wednesday, Oct 17
Allways knew that Skype will take over!
For me is really great to be allover the world! ThX SKYPE! Keep the GOOD work!
Hi to all Skype users!
Will see You on Skype! Peace!
billy_bone_s | Saturday, Oct 20
Unfortunately no one could access the Skypecasts!
Have you asked around if customers are really happy?
Before reaching agreements you should fix what you have and is not working!
robertoishappy | Saturday, Oct 20
It would be great that such plug-in would become into a version of Skype, I mean, to have two, one efficient for simple voice communication, other loaded of stuff (Like the current). But truly light, not the same heavy product with hidden features.
simontemplar2099 | Monday, Oct 22
thanks alot
http://www.3lm1.com
k_s_a17 | Thursday, Dec 6
I just cancelled my AT&T using Skype. I was calling the Texas operator from Singapore and she was amazed on how clear I sounded. I didn't have the heart to tell her I was using Skype (not AT&T) to make the call.
If I would have used AT&T, it would have cost me lots of $$$ just to cancel my phone service.
I Love Skype! *and the AT&T operator likes the quality.
aajklehmann | Wednesday, Dec 19
I just cancelled my AT&T using Skype. I was calling the Texas operator from Singapore and she was amazed on how clear I sounded. I didn't have the heart to tell her I was using Skype (not AT&T) to make the call.
If I would have used AT&T, it would have cost me lots of $$$ just to cancel my phone service.
I Love Skype! *and the AT&T operator likes the quality.
aajklehmann | Wednesday, Dec 19
I just cancelled my AT&T using Skype. I was calling the Texas operator from Singapore and she was amazed on how clear I sounded. I didn't have the heart to tell her I was using Skype (not AT&T) to make the call.
If I would have used AT&T, it would have cost me lots of $$$ just to cancel my phone service.
I Love Skype! *and the AT&T operator likes the quality.
aajklehmann | Wednesday, Dec 19