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Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a team collaboration platform developed by Microsoft as part of the Microsoft 365 suite. It offers features such as workspace chat, video conferencing, file storage, and integration with both Microsoft and third-party applications and services. Teams gradually replaced earlier Microsoft messaging and collaboration platforms, including Skype for Business, Skype, and Microsoft Classroom. The platform saw significant growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, alongside competitors such as Zoom, Slack, and Google Meet, as organizations shifted to remote work and virtual meetings. As of January 2023, Microsoft reported approximately 280 million monthly active users.

Infobox

Developer
Microsoft
Initial release
March 14, 2017; 8 years ago (2017-03-14)
Windows
25306.804 (Build 4102.7193) / 19 November 2025; 31 days ago (2025-11-19)
macOS
25306.805 (Build 4102.7211) / 20 November 2025; 30 days ago (2025-11-20)
Web
November 2025 Update (25110202315) / 21 November 2025; 29 days ago (2025-11-21)
Android
1416/1.0.0.2025224102 / 14 December 2025; 6 days ago (2025-12-14)
iOS
7.22.1 / 14 December 2025; 6 days ago (2025-12-14)
Windows (Classic)
1.8.00.21151 / 6 August 2025; 4 months ago (2025-08-06)
macOS (Classic)
1.8.00.21151 / 6 August 2025; 4 months ago (2025-08-06)
Web (Classic)
July 2025 Update (1.0.0.2025070703) / 14 July 2025; 5 months ago (2025-07-14)
Linux, discontinued
1.5.00.23861 / 19 September 2022; 3 years ago (2022-09-19)
Written in
TypeScript, Angular, React1.0: Electron2.0: Microsoft Edge WebView2
Operating system
Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Web
Predecessor
Microsoft Classroom, MindAlign, Skype
Available in
48 languages
Type
Collaborative software
License
Proprietary commercial cloud software
Website
teams.microsoft.com

Tables

Active user numbers · Usage
November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
13 million daily
20 million daily
March 12, 2020 (2020-03-12)
March 12, 2020 (2020-03-12)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
March 12, 2020 (2020-03-12)
13 million daily
32 million daily
March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)
March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)
13 million daily
44 million daily
April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)
April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)
13 million daily
75 million daily
April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)
April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)
13 million daily
145 million daily
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)
13 million daily
250 million monthly
January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)
January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)
13 million daily
270 million monthly
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)
13 million daily
300 million monthly
July 11, 2019 (2019-07-11)
13 million daily
November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)
20 million daily
March 12, 2020 (2020-03-12)
32 million daily
March 19, 2020 (2020-03-19)
44 million daily
April 29, 2020 (2020-04-29)
75 million daily
April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)
145 million daily
July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27)
250 million monthly
January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25)
270 million monthly
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18)
300 million monthly

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