Skype adds 37M more users, revs jump to $170M in Q2

Skype's second-quarter revenue increased 25 percent year-over-year to $170 million, according to financial statements released by corporate parent eBay. Skype also saw its registered user base grow to 480.5 million for a staggering 75 million user increase during the first half of 2009.

Skype's second-quarter revenue was up $17 million from Q1, a 9 percent increase, and it also added 37.3 million new users in Q2, slightly less than the 37.9 million it added in Q1.

According to the earnings release, Skype in addition to adding users, the company is also "focused on product strategies to enhance customer engagement."

Another positive quarter of growth for Skype could mean an increased IPO price as eBay gears up to take the VoIP company public in early 2010. That is, of course, if eBay and Skype's cofounders settle a lawsuit over the P2P tech that's at the heart of Skype's client.

For more:
- see the press release here 

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