Skype Android application joins whatsapp apps and Facebook Messenger in the one bn downloads club

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Skype probably far less common than whatsapp apps and Facebook Messenger these days, however the messaging application has Eventually joined its competitors in the one bn downloads clubs on the play store (via Android Police). While this doesn't mean that Skype has reached one bn active users, this is quite a important milestone for the messaging app, given that the latest redesign on mobile was poorly received with users. Back at Build 2016, MSFT shared that its messaging application had 300 mn every 30 days active users, and the firm has yet to share an upgrade about its consumer base. Anyway, we speculation it's far less common than Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp, that both have further than one bn every 30 days active users (it's in reality one bn every day active users for WhatsApp). At its core, Skype remembers a "prosumer" app, with features features like translation, Skype numbers, SMS support, etc.

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