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Did you know? Skype was founded in 2003 in Estonia — surprising, given Estonia's 1.3 million population. Microsoft bought it in 2011 for $8.5 billion. At its peak Skype had 600 million users. In 2025 Microsoft shut down Skype after 22 years — Teams took over.

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Skype was founded in 2003 in Estonia — surprising, given Estonia's 1.3 million population. Microsoft bought it in 2011 for $8.5 billion. At its peak Skype had 600 million users. In 2025 Microsoft shut down Skype after 22 years — Teams took over.

Skype werd in 2003 in Estland opgericht — verrassend, gegeven Estland's 1,3 miljoen inwoners. Microsoft kocht het in 2011 voor $8,5 miljard. Op het hoogtepunt had Skype 600 miljoen gebruikers. In 2025 sloot Microsoft Skype na 22 jaar — Teams nam over.

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