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Skype's competitors and similar companies include ReadyTalk, LifeSize, StarLeaf, Zoom and WhatsApp.
 ReadyTalk ReadyTalk provides unified communications through audio, web and video conferencing, webinars and webcasts. |  LifeSize LifeSize is a company providing cloud-based video conferencing services and integrated equipment. |  StarLeaf StarLeaf provides voice and video conferencing systems for conference rooms and desktops, and software clients for mobile users. |  Zoom Zoom Communications (formerly known as Zoom Video Communications) is a communication technology company that develops an AI-first work platform. |  WhatsApp WhatsApp is a company developing freeware and cross-platform instant messaging service for smartphones. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 2003 | Founding Date 2000 | Founding Date 2014 | Founding Date 2008 | Founding Date 2011 | Founding Date 2009 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Subsidiary | Type Private | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
Tags | ||||||
Locations | Locations Lëtzebuerg, LU HQ | Locations Denver, US HQ Atlanta, US Dallas, US | Locations London, GB HQ Crows Nest, AU Jardim Paulista, BR Neuilly Sur Seine, FR Hamburg, DE Oslo, NO see more | Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE | ||
Employees | Employees 687 | Employees 16 | Employees 564 | Employees 25 | Employees 7,438 | Employees 2,9114% increase |
Financial | ||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) £19.4m (FY, 2018) | Revenue (est.) $4.9b (FY, 2026) | Revenue (est.) N/A |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods £5.4m (FY, 2018) | Cost of goods $1.1b (FY, 2026) | Cost of goods N/A |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit £14m (FY, 2018) | Gross profit $3.7b (FY, 2026) | Gross profit N/A |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income N/A | Net income (£14.4m) (FY, 2018) | Net income $1.9b (FY, 2026) | Net income N/A |
Operating ⚠ | ||||||
Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 100 (Apr, 2018) | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 180 (Jun, 2023) |
Partners | Partners N/A | Partners 10 (Jun, 2018) | Partners 1.8 k (Apr, 2018) | Partners N/A | Partners N/A | Partners N/A |
Funding | ||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 26.8m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 98m | Total funding raised $ 40m | Total funding raised $ 160.5m | Total funding raised $ 61.1m |
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ReadyTalk
HQ
Denver, US
ReadyTalk provides unified communications through audio, web and video conferencing, webinars and webcasts.
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HQ
Austin, US
LifeSize is a company providing cloud-based video conferencing services and integrated equipment.
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HQ
London, GB
Employees
25
StarLeaf provides voice and video conferencing systems for conference rooms and desktops, and software clients for mobile users.
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HQ
San Jose, US
Employees
7,438
Zoom Communications (formerly known as Zoom Video Communications) is a communication technology company that develops an AI-first work platform.
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