Skype VS Zoom
As of 4 November 2026, Zoom is named by 4,467 companies and Skype by 289; Skype skews to companies under 200 people (47% vs 48%), Zoom to companies over 1,000 (23% vs 28%).
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Skype's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Zoom rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Skype: 2–200 employees
- 47%
- Zoom: 2–200 employees
- 48%
- Skype: 1,000+ employees
- 28%
- Zoom: 1,000+ employees
- 23%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.4 · 4.3
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 2,876
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | Skype | share | Zoom | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 13 | 4% | 164 | 4% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 19 | 7% | 410 | 9% | Zoom |
| 11-50 employees | 57 | 20% | 747 | 17% | Skype |
| 51-200 employees | 60 | 21% | 989 | 22% | even |
| 201-500 employees | 32 | 11% | 686 | 15% | Zoom |
| 501-1000 employees | 26 | 9% | 446 | 10% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 38 | 13% | 583 | 13% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 10 | 3% | 167 | 4% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 34 | 12% | 275 | 6% | Skype |
| Segment | Skype | share | Zoom | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & finance services | 67 | 23% | 912 | 20% | Skype |
| Technology & software | 60 | 21% | 887 | 20% | even |
| Public, community & associations | 27 | 9% | 739 | 17% | Zoom |
| Manufacturing & industry | 27 | 9% | 265 | 6% | Skype |
| Media & content | 25 | 9% | 192 | 4% | Skype |
| Health care | 24 | 8% | 347 | 8% | even |
| Consumer services & leisure | 20 | 7% | 730 | 16% | Zoom |
| Commerce & trade | 10 | 3% | 92 | 2% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | 9 | 3% | 42 | 1% | Skype |
| Property & construction | 7 | 2% | 150 | 3% | even |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 6 | 2% | 36 | 1% | even |
| Automotive | 4 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Hospitality & travel | – | – | 47 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Skype | share | Zoom | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 173 | 60% | 3,351 | 75% | Zoom |
| United Kingdom | 22 | 8% | 199 | 4% | Skype |
| Australia | 9 | 3% | 55 | 1% | even |
| France | 9 | 3% | 46 | 1% | Skype |
| Canada | 7 | 2% | 172 | 4% | even |
| India | 7 | 2% | 48 | 1% | even |
| Germany | 6 | 2% | 145 | 3% | even |
| Singapore | 4 | 1% | 30 | 1% | even |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1% | 18 | 0% | even |
| Romania | 3 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Japan | – | – | 30 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| PH | – | – | 17 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Spain | – | – | 16 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | Skype | share | Zoom | share | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration & office | 136 | 12% | 1,449 | 6% | Skype |
| Healthcare clinical | 127 | 11% | 829 | 3% | Skype |
| IT operations & business systems | 110 | 10% | 941 | 4% | Skype |
| Human resources | 105 | 9% | 511 | 2% | Skype |
| Education & training | 57 | 5% | 4,451 | 18% | Zoom |
| Software engineering | 57 | 5% | 505 | 2% | Skype |
| Sales | 52 | 5% | 2,710 | 11% | Zoom |
| Product, program & project management | 36 | 3% | 540 | 2% | even |
| Social care and community | 30 | 3% | 641 | 3% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 22 | 2% | 449 | 2% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 19 | 2% | 190 | 1% | even |
| Marketing & communications | 18 | 2% | 3,273 | 14% | Zoom |
| Arts media and entertainment | 15 | 1% | 307 | 1% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 15 | 1% | 391 | 2% | even |
| Quality, safety & environment | 13 | 1% | 52 | 0% | even |
| Skilled trades and field service | 12 | 1% | 162 | 1% | even |
| Design & UX | 11 | 1% | 103 | 0% | even |
| Customer service & success | 10 | 1% | 832 | 3% | Zoom |
| General management & consulting | 9 | 1% | 174 | 1% | even |
| Procurement and purchasing | 9 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Travel, leisure & events | 9 | 1% | 211 | 1% | even |
| Healthcare support and caregiving | 7 | 1% | 153 | 1% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 7 | 1% | 99 | 0% | even |
| Facilities cleaning and security | 6 | 1% | 45 | 0% | even |
| Manufacturing and production | 6 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Retail & store operations | 6 | 1% | 44 | 0% | even |
| Data & AI | 5 | 0% | 163 | 1% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 5 | 0% | 359 | 1% | even |
| Unclassified | 5 | 0% | 299 | 1% | even |
| Construction and civil | 2 | 0% | 102 | 0% | even |
| Real estate and property | – | – | 49 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Research and science | – | – | 49 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
Companies using Skype →
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Quote the sentence with the date and the link. The numbers change daily; the link always shows the current ones.
Zoom is named by 4,467 companies in job postings and Skype by 289; 129 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/skype-vs-zoom)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Skype vs Zoom: questions
Which is more used, Skype or Zoom?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, Zoom (4,467) over Skype (289). By website-and-DNS footprint, Zoom (2,876 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Skype?
47% of Skype companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 48% for Zoom. 28% of Skype companies have over 1,000 employees, against 23% for Zoom.
Do companies run both?
129 companies name both in their postings, usually Skype in marketing and Zoom in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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