Skype

former telecommunications software service
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Skype

Summary

Skype is a VoIP phone[1]. Skype has Wikipedia articles in 102 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Skype is the creator of Niklas Zennström[3].
  • Skype is the creator of Janus Friis[4].
  • Skype is the creator of Ahti Heinla[5].
  • Skype is the creator of Priit Kasesalu[6].
  • Skype is the creator of Jaan Tallinn[7].
  • Skype is the creator of Toivo Annus[8].
  • Skype's instance of is recorded as VoIP phone[9].
  • Skype's instance of is recorded as mobile app[10].
  • Skype's instance of is recorded as instant messaging client[11].
  • Skype's instance of is recorded as software[12].
  • Skype's instance of is recorded as website[13].
  • Skype's founder is recorded as Niklas Zennström[14].
  • Skype's founder is recorded as Janus Friis[15].
  • Skype is owned by Microsoft[16].
  • Skype's genre is instant messaging client[17].
  • Skype's genre is Voice over IP[18].
  • Skype's developer is recorded as Skype Technologies[19].
  • Skype's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[20].
  • Skype's programmed in is recorded as Delphi[21].
  • Skype's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[22].
  • Skype's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[23].
  • Skype's programmed in is recorded as Object Pascal[24].
  • Skype's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[25].
  • Skype's operating system is recorded as macOS[26].
  • Skype's operating system is recorded as Android[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include VoIP phone[9], mobile app[10], instant messaging client[11], software[12], and website[13].

Origins

Founders include Niklas Zennström[14] and Janus Friis[15]. August 2003 marks the founding of Skype[28].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include videotelephony[29], Voice over IP[30], collaboration[31], communication[32], disseminating[33], and sharing[34]. Skype comprises Signal Protocol[35].

Why It Matters

Skype has Wikipedia articles in 102 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Q17590625. wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] . wikidata.org.
  16. [8] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [32] . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [33] . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [34] . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [35] . wikidata.org.
  33. [28] . Emirates 24/7. Retrieved . emirates247.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception +2003-08-00T00:00:00Z
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    Niconicopedia id skype
    Flathub id com.skype.Client
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0232580-Skype, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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