Zoom was one of the most downloaded mobile apps worldwide in 2020 with over 500 million downloads. ĭuring the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a major increase in the use of Zoom for remote work, distance education, and online social relations. In March 2020, the Zoom app was downloaded 2.13 million times. 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. 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. A beta version of Zoom that could host conferences with only up to 15 video participants was launched on August 21, 2012.
