Skype has shut down
- Shutdown date: 2025-05-05
- Export deadline: unverified
What stops working
Skype retired 2025-05-05; Skype Number subscriptions all ended May 2026; port-outs no longer available.
Data at risk
Chat/contact history — export path via Microsoft account still documented on the support page.
How to export
Where people migrate (factual, free forever)
Timeline
- — seed: seeded from same-day vendor-page fetch (block 2026-08-22 Shutdown Watch build); facts confirmed in snapshot
Sources
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/skype-is-retiring-in-may-2025-what-you-need-to-know — accessed (vendor support article (dates on page))
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