Zoom has added more videoconferencing users this year than in all of 2019 thanks to coronavirus, Bernstein says

Zoom has added more videoconferencing users this year than in all of 2019 thanks to coronavirus, Bernstein says

Zoom has brought in more active users so far this year than it did in 2019 amid corporate concerns about the spread of coronavirus, Bernstein Research analysts wrote in a note distributed to clients on Wednesday.

The usage spike illustrates one company thriving while some others are seeing cracks because of the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. On Tuesday, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials suggested that, given the chance of the coronavirus being declared a pandemic in the country, people working for companies can meet over voice or video calls instead of congregating in person.

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