After the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, by February 2020, Zoom had gained 2.22 million users in 2020 – more users than it amassed in the entirety of 2019 with the company's share price spiking by 35 percent. By the end of its first month, Zoom had 400,000 users and rose to over one million users by May 2013. On January 25, 2013, version 1.0 of the program was released with an increase in the number of participants per conference to 25.

Ī beta version of Zoom-that could host conferences with only up to 15 video participants-was launched on August 21, 2012. Zoom also has offices in the USA, China, India as well as Oceania, Europe and other parts of Eastern Asia. Its headquarters are located in San Jose, California.

The increase led to Zoom being one of the most downloaded mobile apps worldwide in 2020 with over 500 million downloads and over 300 million daily meeting participants. ĭuring the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a major increase in the use of Zoom for remote work, distance education, and online social relations. The highest plan supports up to 1,000 concurrent participants for meetings lasting up to 30 hours. Users have the option to upgrade by subscribing to a paid plan. The free plan allows up to 100 concurrent participants, with a 40-minute time restriction.

Zoom, stylized as zoom or Zoom Meetings is a proprietary videotelephony software program developed by Zoom Video Communications. Videoconferencing, VoIP, and Instant messaging Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, ChromeOS

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