Skype is currently down for the large majority of its users; its first down time spell since 2007. The enormity of Skype going down is appreciated when you consider that last year it accounted for 12 percent of the world’s international calling minutes.


The service last went down was 2007 where the problem was reportedly “a deficiency in an algorithm” – it wasn’t a good day for eBay, the company behind the product at the time.

so here's some updates follow it for the Safety  of your account

Update 1:

If you’re logged in, don’t log out – the service should now be and running for you. Not the case.

Update 2:

Apparently it’s a “pretty bad outage” according to a Skype engineer.

Update 3:
Skype has posted an update to its blog explaining the issue, resolution and expected downtime of a few hours. If you’re looking for one, here are a few great Skype alternatives.

“Skype isn’t a network like a conventional phone or IM network – instead, it relies on millions of individual connections between computers and phones to keep things up and running. Some of these computers are what we call ‘supernodes’ – they act a bit like phone directories for Skype. If you want to talk to someone, and your Skype app can’t find them immediately (for example, because they’re connecting from a different location or from a different device) your computer or phone will first try to find a supernode to figure out how to reach them.

Under normal circumstances, there are a large number of supernodes available. Unfortunately, today, many of them were taken offline by a problem affecting some versions of Skype. As Skype relies on being able to maintain contact with supernodes, it may appear offline for some of you.

What are we doing to help? Our engineers are creating new ‘mega-supernodes’ as fast as they can, which should gradually return things to normal. This may take a few hours, and we sincerely apologise for the disruption to your conversations. Some features, like group video calling, may take longer to return to normal.”

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