Email, Messaging, & Video Calls > Video Calls 109 109 people found this article helpful How to Set up a Skype Conference Call Call up to 50 people at once By Nadeem Unuth Nadeem Unuth Freelance Contributor University of Mauritius Nadeem Unuth is a former freelance contributor to Lifewire who specializes in information and communication technology with a focus on VoIP. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on May 29, 2022 Reviewed by Michael Barton Heine Jr Reviewed by Michael Barton Heine Jr Michael Heine is a CompTIA-certified writer, editor, and Network Engineer with 25+ years' experience working in the television, defense, ISP, telecommunications, and education industries. lifewire's editorial guidelines In This Article Expand Jump to a Section How to Set Up a Conference Call How to Add People Who Don't Use Skype How to Merge Calls How to Set up Groups How to Remove a Participant Bandwidth Requirements Trending Videos Close this video player What to Know To initiate a call, select contact > green call icon. Select plus (+) to add more people.Choose up to 50 people. Plan for at least 1 MB of network throughput per participant.The conference call's host, who's initiating the call, must invite contacts to join. Once they accept, they're in. This article explains how to set up a free conference call on Skype. Up to 50 people can participate in a video or audio group call simultaneously. How to Set Up a Conference Call Any Skype registered user can participate in a conference call. The host of the conference call, who is the person initiating the call, must invite the contacts to the call. Once they accept, they are in. To start a conference call and add people to it: Select one of the contacts you want to add to the call. It can be anyone in your contact list. When you select the contact's name, the right panel of the screen shows contact details and some options. Select the call icon. To add more people from your contact list, select the plus (+) at the bottom of the screen, then choose more participants. Someone who is not invited can join the group call as long as the call host accepts. They call the host, who is prompted to accept or reject the call. How to Add People Who Don't Use Skype People not using Skype, but using another phone service such as a mobile phone, a landline phone, or a VoIP service—can join a meeting. These attendees will not use their Skype accounts. Instead, they dial the host's Skype number. The host may also invite a non-Skype user using SkypeOut, in which case the host incurs the calling cost. How to Merge Calls Merge calls to create a conference line. For example, if you are on two calls at the same time and you want everyone to talk about the same thing on one call, go to the Recent tab and drag any of the calls and drop it on the other. The calls will merge. Also, if you receive an incoming call while on a Skype call, you have the option to select the Merge calls button to merge your current and incoming Skype calls. How to Set up Groups If you make frequent group calls with the same group of people, set up a group on Skype and add these contacts to it. Next time you start a conference call, start the call right away with the group. How to Remove a Participant If you want someone removed from the call, right-click that person and select Remove. Bandwidth Requirements Inadequate bandwidth—internet connection speed—decreases the quality of a conference call, even to the point of dropping the call altogether. Plan for at least 1 MB of network throughput per participant. If one of the participants has a slow connection, the conference may be disturbed. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit