- the revenue of Skype grew by 76% year to year
- registered user accounts grew over the same period by “only” 61 %
However, although it is owned by eBay, Skype is still a European company. 83% of the revenue comes from outside the United States!
All Europeans know that the US$ has lost an important part of its value the last years compared to the Euro. Or is it the other way around: the Euro has become stronger? See for instance the currency exchange rate charts on Yahoo.
In the graph below, the Skype revenue is plotted as well in € (euro) as in US$.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpaI8AxFyvt8kUmssKjTPKGpeGkfsA2v13lBzqF4cBepxlYnXduS7DW9DUuqMGGjpZxjsWtSoenzRe2fnZsWqv3_p8UeTegfRV4iMRM7Z_nH-Ol0sUb3da0J0HQ0UjobD4JhHqQ/s400/20071231+quarterly+revenue.png)
Now, what about the revenue per “user account” in €?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlznDuqaV9TZyJU3ZzZjVpJ5I1VzVqiOmIrbwAL2N7Mt0zJDfXHtJ0zVFJw45wdLTAd3wvoi0_C9eMt7HOSGWLXn8luIA1T8MdupzVPu5Znbt1k8ojZhJCZdQXyZo6Dg1pFs2ygQ/s400/20071231+quarterly+revenue+per+useraccount.png)
Who told me some months ago on this blog: “there are lies, big lies, and statistics”? ;-)
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