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Skype's competitors and similar companies include ReadyTalk, StarLeaf, Zoom and WhatsApp.

	Skype Skype Technologies is a technology company developing a telecommunications application.	ReadyTalk ReadyTalk provides unified communications through audio, web and video conferencing, webinars and webcasts.	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 2008	Founding Date 2011	Founding Date 2009
Type	Type Subsidiary	Type Subsidiary	Type Private	Type Public	Type Subsidiary
Tags	Tags Technology application software messaging mobile app video conference	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications audio cloud telecommunications video conference	Tags Mobile & Telecommunications Technology telecommunications video conference	Tags Technology application software artificial intelligence platform video conference	Tags Technology application software consumer software messaging mobile app
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 San Jose, US HQ Sydney, AU Hangzhou, CN Hefei, CN Shanghai, CN Suzhou, CN Wuhan, CN see more	Locations Menlo Park, US HQ Dublin, IE
Employees	Employees 687	Employees 16	Employees 25	Employees 7,438	Employees 2,9114% increase
Financial
Revenue (est.)	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 £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 £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 (£14.4m) (FY, 2018)	Net income $1.9b (FY, 2026)	Net income N/A
Funding
Total funding raised	Total funding raised $ 26.8m	Total funding raised N/A	Total funding raised $ 40m	Total funding raised $ 160.5m	Total funding raised $ 61.1m