Skype

VoIP Software application

placeLuxembourg calendar_todayFounded 2002 groups1,111 employees language skype.com

Reputation

Customer rating 1.5 / 5 across 1,581 reviews.

Web presence

Audience by country — top 5 markets by share of visits.

CountryShare
United States34.5%
Australia9.1%
United Kingdom5.4%
India4.6%
Germany3.3%

Innovation

254 patent families (216 granted) — focus: Electricity & electronics, Physics & computing, Human necessities, Operations & transport; filing pace slowing. Cited 24,403 times.

YearFilings
2012123
2013147
2014110
201570
201662
201759
201849
201944
20208
20211

Investor mix

20 investors on record; lead investors include DFJ, Index Ventures; 3 have since exited.

Investor typeCountShare
Venture capital1680%
Private equity15%
Other / undisclosed315%

Share of voice

Share of voice worldwide: 100% of web traffic across its competitive set.

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