Discord

Discord is a communications platform founded in 2015 that enables voice, video, and text interaction for more than 200 million people. The engineering work spans real-time voice and video communication, live video streaming, text chat, and cross-platform development across PC, mobile, and console. Operating at that scale, the platform supports both small groups of friends and large organised communities.

Usage data illustrates the demand placed on the underlying systems. More than 90% of Discord users play games, and gaming on the platform accounts for 1.9 billion hours combined per month, alongside general use of the voice, video, and text features before, during, and after play sessions.

Products built on the core platform include voice chat, integrated video streaming, and built-in activities users can enjoy together. Community features such as custom emojis and server boosting allow groups to enhance their shared spaces.

Discord describes its mission as creating the best place to hang out. The platform has evolved from a gaming-focused chat application into a broader service for communities and shared interests, with an stated emphasis on making it easier and more fun for people to talk and spend time together.