What are the limits and specifications for Microsoft Teams?
This article describes the technical limits, specifications that apply to Microsoft Teams.
Teams and channels
| Number of teams that a user can make | 250 |
| Number of teams that a user can be a member of | 1000 |
| Number of members or persons in a team | 10.000 |
| Number of owners per team | 100 |
| Number of organisation-wide teams allowed in a tenant | 5 |
| Number of members in an organisation-wide team | 5 |
| Number of teams that a global administrator can create | 500.000 |
| Number of teams that a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 organisation can have | 500.000 |
| Number of channels per team | 200 (also deleted channels) |
| Number of private channels per team | 30 |
| Number of members in a private channel | 250 |
| Maximum number of members in a Office 365 group that can be converted into a team | 10.000 |
Meetings and phone calls
| Maximum number of people in one team discussion (chat and call) | 350 |
| Maximum PowerPoint file size | 2 GB |
Chatting and messaging
| Number of people in private chat | 250 |
| Number of members in a video or audio conversation from chat | 20 |
| Number of files (attachments) | 10 |
Teams live events
At the moment:
| Audience size | 10,000 participants |
| maximum duration of the event | 4 hours |
| Competitive (number at a time) Live Events in one office 365 environment. (tenant) | 15 |
As from 1 January 2021
| Audience size | 20,000 participants |
| maximum duration of the event | 16 hours broadcast |
| Competitive (number at a time) Live Events in one office 365 environment. (tenant) | 50 events per tenant |
Source: https://docs.microsoft.com/nl-nl/microsoftteams/limits-specifications- teams
Teams PowerShell scripts
| General scripts | Powershell |
| Storingmeetings in OneDrive | Blog |
| Blocking guest access | Blog |
| Sharing and guests | Blog |
Differences between Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Teams Free (Classic)
| Microsoft Teams Free (classic) | Microsoft Teams | |
|---|---|---|
| Features | ||
| Maximum members | 300 per org | Unlimited |
| File storage | 2 GB/user and 10 GB shared storage space | 1 TB/user |
| Guest access |  | |
| 1:1 and group online audio and video calls | | |
| Channel meetings | | |
| Screen sharing | | |
| Scheduled meetings (Exchange Online) | | |
| Meeting recordings | | |
| Audio conferencing | | |
| Host online events up to 10,000 | | |
| Walkie Talkie | | |
| Admin tools for easy management of users and applications | | |
| Usage reporting | | |
| 99.9% financially-backed SLA uptime | | |
| Configurable user settings and policies | |
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Shouldn't the number of teams that a global administrator can create and the number of teams that a Microsoft 365 or Office 365 organisation can have be 500,000?
Hi Harald! That's right. Mistake, just corrected it! Thanks for your feedback.
Hi Jasper, the original data in the MS site use the comma as 1000 separator. That is why several numbers in the table you published are not correct...
Hi Bernd! I saw it, mistake. It has been changed. Thank you for following!
Microsoft states that there can be a maximum of 200 channels per team, but for members of a team only a maximum of 10 channels can be shown. So what use are the other 190 channels? (Not that you would want to have 200 channels, but I find 10 very limited).
You can just click them open via 'settings' or search for them. Personally also really not convinced. Better less and clear than channels for everything 🙂
With how many people and for how long can you use microsoft teams for free if you have a (private/family) subscription to Microsoft 365?
Hi Edith, I don't think you have many limits when using the private version. Only you have little storage space. There is no time limit, but a maximum of 300 people are allowed. Reference: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/differences-between-microsoft-teams-and-microsoft-teams-free-classic-0b69cf39-eb52-49af-b255-60d46fdf8a9c