23 million Skype users log in at the same time

Skype hit a new high watermark for user activity today: 23 million people logged in to the Skype network at the same time.

Skype should reach 26 million concurrent by the end of the year, barring any major improvements in distribution or marketing.

Dialtone is the most useful measure we have of Skype's capacity. The more people who use Skype, the more valuable Skype is to all the users. Skype's capacity for network effect is driven by the number of people with accounts times the percent of the day they are available for incoming calls.

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