Discord

Company United States

Discord is a company in social networks and media platforms founded in 2012 (as Hammer & Chisel); Discord launched May 2015^[1] and based in San Francisco, California^[1]. It has 501 (2025) employees^[1].

“Discord is great for playing games and chilling with friends, or even building a worldwide community. Customize your own space to talk, play, and hang out.”

Founded: 2012 (as Hammer & Chisel); Discord launched May 2015
Employees: 501 (2025)
Sources: 72 sites

How it is built28 components · 8 parts · 11 flows

21 recorded numbers and 7 open-web sources. Who stands behind each item: 60 from the system atlas registry.

Supply: making or delivering the offer8
Demand: winning customers5
People: who does the work5

7 sourcesUpdated 18 minutes agoAbout this record

Basis: Mapped from public sources
First mapped: 3 Nov 2026
Updated: 18 minutes ago
Sources: 7 sources
Changes: Atom feed

Mapped from public sourcesFirst mapped 3 Nov 2026Updated 18 minutes ago7 sourcesAtom feed

Direction: deciding where it goes3

Customers: keeping them2

Money: getting paid and paying2

Systems: tools and data2

Control: rules the company runs under1

By layer: People 5 · Process 5 · Software 6 · Data 2 · Decisions 10

Figures

Nitro price usd month9.99 · as of 3 Nov 2026
Nitro basic price usd month2.99 · as of 3 Nov 2026
Boost price usd month4.99 · as of 3 Nov 2026
Commission pct10 · as of 3 Nov 2026

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Recent history1

2012Founded

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Where the facts come from7 pages · 2 sites

en.wikipedia.orgEncyclopedia · 1 page · 40 findings
discord.comOwn site · 6 pages · 20 findings

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On the market

Data points: 48 · 0 verified · +48 in 30 days
Full map: 48 points
Decisions: 24 points
Figures: 21 points
Software: 8 points
Listings: None open

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Verification

Not claimed by the company. 60 public findings, none confirmed yet.

Claim with an @discord.com email →How it stands →

Discord

Company · Social networks and media platforms

Founded: 2012 (as Hammer & Chisel); Discord launched May 2015^[1]
Headquarters: San Francisco, California^[1]
Employees: 501 (2025)^[1]
Model: SubscriptionRegistry record
Type: CompanyBroadcasting and Content ProvidersSocial networks and media platformsRegistry record
Website: discord.com
Revenue 2020: $130 million^[1]
Legal form: Private company (Discord Inc., formerly Hammer & Chisel, Inc.)^[1]
Daily active users: 90M+ (Q4 2025, Discord internal data)^[2]
Monthly active users: about 200 million (2025)^[1]
Appointed: 2025-04^[2]
Valuation 2021: about $15 billion (Aug 2021 estimate)^[1]
Funding dec 2018: $150 million at $2 billion valuation^[1]
Confidential filing: 2026-01^[1]
Underwriters: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan^[1]
Weekly active servers: 19 million (2024)^[1]
Nitro launched: 2017-01^[1]
Uk mandatory: 2025-07^[1]
Users affected: about 70,000^[1]
Layoff jan 2024: 17% (170 employees)^[1]

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