Millions flock to Microsoft Teams during coronavirus outbreak

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App usage jumps 37 percent due to remote work.

Millions flock to Microsoft Teams during coronavirus outbreak
Source: Microsoft
Microsoft's Teams chat and conferencing app gained more than 12 million daily users in one week, a 37.5 percent jump as more people worked from home during the coronavirus outbreak, the company said on Thursday. Teams had 44 million users as of March 18, Microsoft said, more than double the 20 ...

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