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Zoom is still one of the most popular choices for businesses. Alamy

How often do you use video calls?

Video calling boomed in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

IT’S THE END of an era. After over 20 years, the online video-call service Skype is no more. 

The service was wound down today by its owners, Microsoft. 

Services like Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp’s video calls and Apple’s FaceTime boomed during the Covid-19 pandemic as most of the professional world worked from home and people sought to keep in touch with friends and family. 

The way we use video calls may have changed in the years since, but for many people, they have replaced a standard phone call.

So today, we want to know: How often do you use video calls?


Poll Results:

Rarely (1928)
Never (1741)
Every day, but just for work (1722)
Only to catch up with friends and family who live far away or overseas (1130)
Every day, I prefer to see people's faces (1027)
Once a week (860)
I use it for work, but rarely enough (621)

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