Overview
Microsoft Teams offers several meeting types - please see the informational chart below to assist you with determining which meeting type is right for you.
Information
Meetings in Teams include audio, video, and screen sharing for up to 1,000 people and view-only capabilities for participants over 1,000. Learn more about Teams Meetings.
Webinars are structured meetings where presenters and participants have clear roles. A key difference between webinars and Teams meetings is that webinars support registration management, provide a customizable event and registration site, and offer event-oriented meeting options. Learn more about Teams Webinars.
Live events are structured meetings that enable your organization to schedule and produce events that stream to large online audiences — up to 20,000 people. With live events, the audience interaction is a managed Q&A experience. Learn more about Teams Live Events.
Overview of Meetings, Webinars, and Live Events
| Type of Meeting |
Number of Participants |
Interaction |
Registration Supported |
| Meetings |
Up to 20,000* |
- Participants up to 1,000 have fully interactive equal meeting capabilities.
- *Participants over 1,000 up to 20,000 have View-only capabilities.
|
Yes |
| Webinars |
Up to 1,000
Increased limits with View-only capabilities coming soon. |
- Participants up to 1,000 have fully interactive capabilities.
- Audience interaction is configurable.
- Can specify presenters.
|
Yes |
| Live Events |
Up to 20,000** |
- Broadcast to large audiences.
- Moderated Q&A for audience interaction.
- Can specify producers and presenters, including external presenters.
- Supports more advanced production capabilities.
|
No |
**The usual 10,000 is increased to 20,000 through June 30, 2024.
**Town Halls will replace Live Events in the fall of 2024.
For more information: Teams Meetings, Webinars, and Town Halls