Microsoft Teams Users Soar to 44 Million Thanks to Coronavirus

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Thursday that Teams, its real-time, collaborative communications tool that rivals Slack (NYSE: WORK), has seen an "unprecedented spike" in usage since the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Teams has surpassed 44 million daily active users (DAUs), more than double the 20 million it reported in November 2019. The company said (emphasis mine) "users have generated over 900 million meeting and calling minutes on Teams each day this week."

Recent additions are even more dramatic, as Microsoft it has added 12 million new users over the past seven days alone. The company said the recent surge in usage is the result of the spread of coronavirus, as "millions of people have been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak." This comes as offices around the world shutter and employees have gone remote to help stem the tide of the global pandemic.

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