What is Skype current status?

Skype is currently operational. You can check Skype status and current incidents and outages on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the issues affecting customers.

Skype was not down today according to the official status page. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported. IsDown continuously monitors the Microsoft Office 365 status page, looking for the latest outages and issues affecting customers. Check all recent outages in the section 'Latest Skype outages, issues and problems' at the top of the page.

How to monitor or check Skype status?

You can use IsDown service or go to Microsoft Office 365 official status page. Some accounts also use Twitter to communicate the status.

How can I be notified when Skype is having issues or undergoing maintenance?

You can create an account in IsDown and monitor multiple services or subscribe for updates on the official status page. IsDown will send you a notification in real-time when Skype has issues. Microsoft Office 365 official status page might also offer notification options such as email, SMS, or Slack.

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Is Skype Down? Check current status

Check if Skype is down, official outages, user-reported issues, and outages map.

Current Skype status

Skype is working normally

Updated from Microsoft Office 365 official status page 25 seconds ago

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Skype service health. Issues reported in the last 24 hours

Check the number of user-reported issues over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

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Skype recent outages and downtime history

IsDown has tracked 11 incidents for Skype since started monitoring Microsoft Office 365 status in May 2022. We collect data from 4522+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage. It will show official Skype outages and also issues that we're started by a spike in crowdsource reports.

Date	Incident	Duration
Aug 29, 2025 07:08 PM CEST	Major This is a test for notification system	42 minutes
Jan 13, 2025 07:54 PM CET	Major Users in the United States may be unable to interact with Skype bots Our solution validation process continues, and we'll begin implementing this solution once the va...	about 4 hours
Oct 31, 2024 06:57 PM CET	Major Users may encounter a degraded experience with all Skype clients We've identified a subset of infrastructure which is not recovering at the expected rate. We're r...	about 2 hours
Jul 18, 2024 05:12 PM CEST	Major Users may experience intermittent failures when sending messages across all Skype clients We're in the process of rebalancing load to remediate impact and expect to have a remediation tim...	about 6 hours
Jun 20, 2024 10:45 AM CEST	Major Some Asia Pacific users may encounter issues and delays loading or viewing media in Skype We've determined that a section of infrastructure, responsible for supporting different media fun...	about 2 hours
May 07, 2024 08:55 AM CEST	Major Users may be unable to send or receive messages in Skype We've identified a potential network authentication component misconfiguration issue that could b...	about 3 hours
Feb 10, 2023 02:39 PM CET	Major Skype.com is inaccessible We've completed performing the optimization and are monitoring the environment to confirm service...	about 6 hours
Nov 30, 2022 06:52 PM CET	Minor Some users are unable to manage Skype Credit and subscriptions We've received reports from some users that they're unable to manage their Skype Credits and subs...	about 2 months
Sep 08, 2022 11:00 PM CEST	Minor Users may be unable to access or view some user profile data More info: This issue affects any profile information including but not limited to, Avatars, Name...	about 3 hours
Aug 01, 2022 07:13 PM CEST	Minor Users’ message notifications may be delayed by up to thirty minutes We've determined that a recent service update intending to optimize the service has caused a subs...	less than a minute

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User comments about Skype status

See what users are saying about Skype issues that impacted them and how they are affected by the outage. You can see if other users are experiencing the same issues and if there are any workarounds or solutions.

7 months ago

Elaine - Unable to Skype my Dad 94 years in UK. We always do Skype to Skype. I couldn't call his landline either. Tried another relative and could not call on their landline even though I have plenty of credit..

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Skype down today?

Skype isn't down. You can check Skype status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Skype official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.

What is the current Skype status?

Skype is currently operational. You can check Skype status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.

Is there a Skype outage now?

No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

Is Skype down today or just slow?

Currently there's no report of Skype being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

How are Skype outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Skype official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.

Is Skype having an outage right now?

Skype last outage was on August 29, 2025 with the title "This is a test for notification system"

How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Microsoft Office 365?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Microsoft Office 365 is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Microsoft Office 365's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.

Is Skype Down? Check current status

Current Skype status

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Skype service health. Issues reported in the last 24 hours

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Skype recent outages and downtime history

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User comments about Skype status

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