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Skype is an instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services. Users may transmit both text and video messages and may exchange digital documents such as images, text, and video. Skype allows video conference calls.

Problems in the last 24 hours

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Skype Outage Chart 02/20/2026 12:20

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Most Reported Problems

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The most recent Skype outage reports came from the following cities:

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City Problem Type Report Time
GermanyHamburg Connection
GermanyHamburg Connection
GermanyBorken Sign in
FranceCaen Video
United KingdomLondon Sign in
United KingdomPoole Connection
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Skype Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • PERRINAURELIE5 PERRIN AURELIE (@PERRINAURELIE5) reported

    @SkypeSupport Hello, I need help signing in. When I enter my email address it tells me that this account does not exist. And when I create a new account with the same address, it tells me that I already have 2 user names associated with this email address. What to do?

  • xLilybunn 🐰Lilybunn🐰 (@xLilybunn) reported

    @PODSSBU @thebigscruffie @Michiru_0513 Also, you need to realize that a (majority) of issues revolving minors in 2020 hardly had to do with in person event interactions. Half of the major issues happened online in discord chats, or Skype— even things like the ZeRo scenario which happened w/ a fan messaging him

  • philurich Phil Urich (@philurich) reported from Edmonton, Alberta

    @GrahamB47 @coopercooperco Another rebrand of what was at least at some point Skype For Business, they're constantly chasing whatever the hot new office communications service is so constantly rebranding, but also terrible yet widely adopted because it's Microsoft

  • DJGeminiLyfe Simon Shark ******* Lover Phoenix (@DJGeminiLyfe) reported

    So an employee calls in needing help with submitting a ticket to their local IT (I’m corporate IT so I don’t have admin rights to his computer).. so I help him and also send him a message on Skype giving him a direct email. He saw I was black in my Skype pic..

  • SigriddK Sigrid de Kaste (@SigriddK) reported

    HELP - HELP - HELP @Microsoft WHY am I asked EVERY time I want to log in - to CHANGE my password? WHY does my skype password no longer work every time I change the Microsoft Office password? They used to always be separate passwords?

  • DinkMagic god zilla = ho (@DinkMagic) reported

    @dangerousneil microsoft is down bad with skype and me.

  • RobHoll Rob Holland (@RobHoll) reported

    The now shunned Skype popping up on my desktop asking me to login is the neediest 2021 thing going.

  • stommepoes mallory, alice & bob (@stommepoes) reported

    @kratsg @Skype @SkypeSupport I vaguely remember this problem with another bit of software going around years ago... problem ended up being in the wallet/keychain part and not the requesting software. But I can't remember enough about it to find it...

  • p_evans Pete Evans (@p_evans) reported

    @nhotte Someone needs to write a book about how Skype managed to screw up having the entire world suddenly desperately needing their service daily, and yet going with Zoom despite a 20 year head start

  • DanThomson22 Dan Thomson (@DanThomson22) reported

    @DougPolkVids Skype completely enables these scammers. I've seen the same thing happen to a friend, and despite several people reporting the issue and scammer to Skype (including myself), they refuse to take any action. It's been going on for years now. @Skype

  • Daextina Dae (@Daextina) reported

    Honestly my Scotia visa card never gave problems in Brazil but as soon as I switch to master card Jesus lord the amount of money i put on Skype just to call these people everyday to try solve this problem @ScotiabankJM y'all not giving me Skype credit so please fix my problem!!!

  • WellsFargo Wells Fargo (@WellsFargo) reported

    @lokutrip I'm sorry to learn you're unable to get hold of anyone when you called. If the issue persists, please try dialing 1-800-869-3557 using internet calling services such as Viber, Skype, or Google Voice. -Choi

  • Weeaboo__Bot Weeaboo Bot (@Weeaboo__Bot) reported

    Im a nonthreatening feminist host! talk to me on skype about your problems as a woman i sympathize i’m taking womens studies. I took women’s studies I know what ‘my sugar daddy’ means. Man I’m so horny today. Sorry.I’m sorry. I just came out and said it.

  • _mitchell1 txconservative 🇺🇸 (@_mitchell1) reported

    @trish_regan Has anyone told Lurch about Zoom, MS Teams, Skype, etc. You would think big tech could help him create an account.

  • __hotel אַנאַרכֿיסטעלע🚩🏴 (@__hotel) reported

    @okinawakokuto it's got its problems but man do I wish we had slack at work instead of Skype/teams

  • BarclaysUKHelp Barclays UK Help (@BarclaysUKHelp) reported

    @alberialti Okay no problem Rosie. In the meantime though, if you need to make transactions on the account, you'd need to do this over the phone if you're unable to visit a branch. If the call costs are high in Italy, you can use Skype (free to download) and call us from there free. -Emily

  • BUFFM0NA_BOT buff mona (@BUFFM0NA_BOT) reported

    Im a nonthreatening feminist boy, come talk to me on Skype! talk to me on skype about your problems as a woman i sympathize i’m taking womens studies. I took women’s studies I know what ‘systematic’ means.

  • Nix8110 Nicole (@Nix8110) reported

    @dcexaminer @JohnKerry @JoeBiden Right, how about Zoom, Skype, Webex, video conference etc., you know the type of technology those fortunate enough to be able to work from home use (globally) while our tyrannical governments locked us down? What a 🤡

  • qweku_malone anonymousghana.com (@qweku_malone) reported

    18 months ago, Microsoft announced that Skype for Business Online would be closing down on July 31, 2021.

  • Real_Blackadder Blackadder (@Real_Blackadder) reported

    @Elizabe98990443 I'd disagree. She's making money from the vulnerable. £150 an hour for therapy via Skype. Trouble is she appears to be in need of help herself, and her tactics to try and draw attention to herself to promote her business are becoming more extreme and dangerous.

  • DynoStorm DynoStorm 🇬🇧 (@DynoStorm) reported

    @PauperPeter @HiraethMusic9 A bunch of other sites don't work either inc some parts of microsoft. Can't sign into skype. Globalsign seems to work. I've been looking all day and I feel I'm the only person with this issue. So frustrating, thanks for your help though.

  • ariadni03 Ariadni || momrry era (@ariadni03) reported

    skype and teams aren’t working ty Microsoft servers for going down or whatever cause i hate english class

  • Arukoruotaku_Ha Arukōruotaku_Ha (@Arukoruotaku_Ha) reported

    but @briannaaaoneill where that @FiOS_Nation will haven dm problem~! bed Skype °͡ happy my then not, AniBattlefield i got opposite. idk tentacle 😝😝😝😝😝xdxd yeah Today did

  • marioboy261 Taylor Kennedy (@marioboy261) reported

    @ElectroGamer96 Hey, David. It’s certainly been a while. Do you think we can call on Skype again soon? I want to know how you’re doing, talk about Thomas’ terrible upcoming reboot, and see if you got anything new.

  • BUFFM0NA_BOT buff mona (@BUFFM0NA_BOT) reported

    Im a nonthreatening feminist boy, come talk to me on Skype! talk to me on skype about your problems as a woman i sympathize i’m taking womens studies. I took women’s studies I know what ‘systematic’ means.

  • stommepoes mallory, alice & bob (@stommepoes) reported

    @kratsg I DDG'd around for this Skype one specifically and people got around the issue by installing an older version of Skype from the version causing the issue. Since this is a few years old, ******* must've released a regression.

  • jones1686 jones1686 (@jones1686) reported

    I can’t call on family, as they all live over uk. Skype etc isn’t the same as making a brew for her. Uk gov have really F this up. I’m not saying how good Aus has done. But from the start we closed the borders down. Mandatory hotel quarantine. It’s made a massive difference

  • heyyitsmara Mara 🍒🕊 (@heyyitsmara) reported

    i always have to refrain myself from sending “xxx” on skype messages to my colleagues after they help me do something 😩 professional type tone is not for me

  • Peckhampulse unionworkeruk (@Peckhampulse) reported

    @daleta2016 @judith17554 Just lock the back door and tell your partner to explain to his dad you have no problem with him risking his own life but not yours & that of the rest of the family so sadly he will have to chat on skype, messenger or through the letterbox in future if he has no vac.

  • OfficeSupport OfficeSupport (@OfficeSupport) reported

    @Fr0gsec We understand. However, you have to contact your email provider first for this issue, and then contacting us, if you still can't access to Skype for Business, after their support. Also, if you don't mind we can assist you on DM. Just follow our account and let us know.