About Discord
Discord is a voice, video, and text communication app used by over two hundred million people to hang out and play games with their friends.
The Discord Story
Discord was made to solve one problem: how to easily talk with friends while playing online games together. But much like the protagonists of our favorite game stories, all journeys have their humble beginnings…
April 2012
Jason Citron establishes a new studio, Phoenix Guild, to help bring people together around games. Jason soon starts work on the studio’s first project, Fates Forever, a MOBA built specifically for mobile.
APRIL 2013
Stanislav Vishnevskiy joins Jason as they continue working together on their upcoming mobile game.
Summer 2014
Phoenix Guild, now named Hammer & Chisel, launches Fates Forever to critical acclaim. Some of the game’s features, such as built-in voice chat, text chat and forums, help lay the groundwork for what’s next…
May 2015
Jason & Stan loved playing games but couldn’t find a reliable way to talk while playing online. Utilizing what they learned from building Fates Forever, the two release the first version of a new project: a gaming-focused chat app for desktop and mobile called "Discord."
Spring 2016
Discord launches an in-game overlay for PC, letting players interact with their friends without leaving their game, and adds a friends list to let people talk outside of servers. Discord’s official API launches for the first time, eventually powering hundreds of thousands of apps.
Summer 2016
Discord brings the power to voice call friends directly in DMs and Group DMs, and unleashes to the world one of its most popular features of all time: the ability to upload and use custom emoji in servers.
Early 2017
Discord introduces Discord Nitro, letting people support Discord and get some slick perks in return, including the power to use a server’s custom emoji anywhere and set an animated avatar.
Fall 2017
Discord, after long-awaited excitement and hype, releases video chat and screen share features to all users in DMs and Group DMs. Discord’s Rich Presence API releases, letting players display what they’re doing in-game, directly on Discord.
Summer 2019
Discord releases Go Live, letting players stream their favorite games to their server friends in just a few clicks. Plus, Server Boosting lets members come together to help unlock extra perks for their community.
Spring 2021
Discord teams up with PlayStation for account linking support, allowing people on Discord to show off what they’re playing on their PlayStation 5 console.
Spring 2023
Discord introduces voice chat support for PS5 consoles and reveals Activities, a way to play games directly in Discord. Plus, two audio-centric features are released: the Soundboard, letting users play sound clips during voice calls, and the power to send Voice Messages from mobile devices.
Spring 2024
Discord doubles-down on its mission to be the best place to hang out before, during, and after playing games. Soon after, the App Launcher releases, letting people enjoy their favorite Activities anywhere on Discord.
Winter 2024
Discord starts powering the in-game text and voice chat of games directly, with two games being the first to support Discord chat: Pax Dei and Omega Strikers.
2025 and on...
We’re continuing to make Discord the best, most reliable platform to talk and play for players on PC, mobile, and console. Perhaps some intergalactic domination on the side, who knows?
In Numbers
Global Monthly Active Users
Hours of Gaming
of Users Play Games
Our founders
Jason Citron, CEO and Stanislav Vishnevskiy, CTO
Hear FROM OUR FOUNDERS
Check out some recent interviews that feature Jason and Stan.
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