How to delete your Skype account

It is yet not possible to delete your account. You can only delete your profile information. See also https://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA142/How-do-I-delete-my-profile-or-Skype-Name

However, as some people told us: write an email to support@skype.net (you'll find the adress for your country on the skype support website) and say, that you want to delete your account. If you're lucky, they respond within 48 hours. They might ask for some more personal information for verification purposes.

TIP good to know

Publicly visible text/images often aren't properly deleted even when you succeed in deleting an account. Try editing or deleting them manually before deleting the account itself. If you're unsure what happens to your tracks: this can be found mostly in the Terms of Service/Privacy Policy; otherwise you can always contact Skype and ask personally. By the way, deletion requests don't necessarily mean your data will actually be deleted (e.g. due to legal obligations).

If you can't find any contact info and still wish to ask something, for example a question about what exactly is deleted, about data retention, etc., you may contact the domain owners using this info.

TIP Remove third-party logins

If you signed up for Skype using a third-party login such as Facebook or Twitter, you probably want to revoke all access from Skype. Click the icon below to find out how.

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