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Skype hits two billion minutes per day
Thu, 4th Apr 2013
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Skype has reached a major milestone this week, with users now spending two billion minutes per day connecting with one another.

The feat, equivalent to 1,388,000 days of collaboration, marks a continuing rise in popularity for the voice messaging service, bought by Microsoft in 2011.

“Two billion minutes is a testament to our users who are making Skype the everyday communications hub that brings people together," says Elisa Steele, Skype blogger.

"This massive amount of connection – enough time to watch 16 million movies – is also a testament to the hard work of our product teams who have enabled these great experiences."

But just how big is two billion minutes? Take a gander below to find out:

• 33 million hours• 1,388,000 days• 3,805 years

Two billion minutes is also enough time to:

• Walk around the globe more than 845 times• Fly around the world by plane more than 700 thousand times• Travel to Mars more than 5,400 times• Travel to the moon and back over 225 thousand times• Watch over 16 million movies• Run 6.6 million marathons

Starting April 8, Microsoft will begin upgrading customers from Messenger to Skype.

The company says the process will take a few weeks to complete, and comes later than the original March 15 date Microsoft previously mentioned.

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