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About Zoom

Zoom Communications, Inc. is a US communications software company headquartered in San Jose, California. Eric Yuan, a former Cisco engineer, founded it in 2011 and is its CEO. Zoom is best known for video meetings. In 2024 it changed its name from Zoom Video Communications to Zoom Communications to reflect its move into a broader work platform built around AI.

The products listed on appadvisor.in cover most of that platform: Zoom Webinars and Zoom Events for virtual and hybrid events, Zoom Team Chat, Zoom Docs, Zoom Whiteboard, and Zoom AI Companion. They also include Zoom Rooms for meeting-room hardware, Zoom Phone for cloud business phone systems, and Zoom Contact Center.

Zoom sells in India through online self-serve plans, direct enterprise sales and partners. Paid plans are billed per user or per licence, with separate prices for add-ons such as webinars, rooms and phone. In October 2024 Zoom launched Zoom Phone in India with local phone numbers, starting in the Maharashtra telecom circle (Pune). It has since extended the service to other circles, including Tamil Nadu. Zoom's About page lists offices in Bengaluru and Chennai, and the company has said it routes Indian meeting data through data centres in Mumbai and Hyderabad.

Zoom has been listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker ZM since its 2019 IPO. Its leadership page names Eric Yuan as CEO, Michelle Chang as CFO and Xuedong Huang as CTO. The company said in 2025 that Zoom Phone had passed 10 million seats worldwide. Zoom has also announced a technology centre in Bengaluru to hire local staff.

Zoom in India

  • Offices in Bengaluru and Chennai
  • Zoom Phone with native Indian numbers in multiple telecom circles

Key facts

Legal name
Zoom Communications, Inc.
Headquarters
San Jose, California, United States
Founded
2011
Founders
Eric Yuan
Ownership
Publicly listed on Nasdaq (ZM).
Made in India
No
Products listed
9
Platforms
Web
Deployment
Cloud
Official website
zoom.us

Zoom products compared

ProductCategoryStarting priceFree planPlatformsRating
Zoom Docs logoZoom DocsAI toolsFree planYesWeb4.5
Zoom Team Chat logoZoom Team ChatTeam chat & collaborationFree planYesWeb4.5
Zoom Webinars logoZoom WebinarsVideo conferencing & webinars₹6,000/moNoWeb4.4
Zoom AI Companion logoZoom AI CompanionAI toolsFreeYesWeb4.4
Zoom Whiteboard logoZoom WhiteboardTeam chat & collaborationFree planYesWeb4.3
Zoom Rooms logoZoom RoomsTeam chat & collaboration₹4,000/moNoWeb4.3
Zoom Phone logoZoom PhoneTeam chat & collaboration₹800/moNoWeb4.2
Zoom Events logoZoom EventsTeam chat & collaboration₹8,000/moNoWeb4.2
Zoom Contact Center logoZoom Contact CenterTeam chat & collaborationOn requestNoWeb3.9
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Leadership & history

Leadership

  • Eric S. YuanFounder & Chief Executive Officer
  • Michelle ChangChief Financial Officer
  • Velchamy SankarlingamPresident of Product and Engineering
  • Xuedong HuangChief Technology Officer

Timeline

  1. 2011 Founded by Eric Yuan.
  2. 2019 IPO on Nasdaq.
  3. 2024 Renamed Zoom Communications; launched Zoom Phone in India.
  4. 2025 Zoom Phone reached 10 million seats; India rollout expanded to six telecom circles.

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Zoom FAQs

Where is Zoom headquartered?

San Jose, California, USA.

Who founded Zoom?

Eric Yuan, in 2011. He remains CEO.

Is Zoom Phone available in India?

Yes. Zoom launched Zoom Phone with native Indian numbers in October 2024 and has expanded it across several telecom circles.

Does Zoom have offices in India?

Yes, Zoom lists offices in Bengaluru and Chennai.

What does Zoom do?

Zoom makes ai tools, team chat & collaboration and video conferencing & webinars. Its products listed on App Advisor are Zoom Docs (AI-first docs in Zoom), Zoom Team Chat (Chat in Zoom Workplace), Zoom Webinars (Webinars on Zoom), Zoom AI Companion (AI in Zoom Workplace), Zoom Whiteboard (Whiteboard) and Zoom Rooms (Conference room software).

How much does Zoom cost?

Zoom Docs: Free plan; Zoom Team Chat: Free plan; Zoom Webinars: ₹6,000/mo; Zoom AI Companion: Free; Zoom Whiteboard: Free plan; Zoom Rooms: ₹4,000/mo; Zoom Phone: ₹800/mo; Zoom Events: ₹8,000/mo. These are the starting prices on App Advisor's listings — confirm on Zoom's official pricing page before you buy.

Does Zoom have a free plan?

Yes. Zoom Docs, Zoom Team Chat, Zoom AI Companion and Zoom Whiteboard offer a free plan or free tier.

What are the best alternatives to Zoom?

Popular alternatives in the same categories include Zoho Zia by Zoho Corporation, HealthPlix by HealthPlix, CaseMine by Gauge Data Solutions, InVideo by InVideo and Writesonic by Writesonic.

Company details researched from official sources, last updated 2026-09-14: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6].

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