Discord

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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

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Very close in what it does · Same industry · 13 distinctive shared parts · Same country and sizeWhy 85%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close what it says it does reads to Discord's, against an ordinary organization.	86%	60%	+51.4
IndustrySame industry	88%	30%	+26.4
Shared parts13 distinctive parts on both public maps.	100%	5%	+5.0
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model different.	56%	5%	+2.8
Fit			85%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

85%

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Very close in what it does · Same industry · 13 distinctive shared parts · Same countryWhy 85%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close what it says it does reads to Discord's, against an ordinary organization.	100%	60%	+60.0
IndustrySame industry	59%	30%	+17.8
Shared parts13 distinctive parts on both public maps.	100%	5%	+5.0
Size & regionCountry same · size different · model different.	33%	5%	+1.7
Fit			85%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: 29
Parts: 29

80%

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Close in what it does · Same industry · 8 distinctive shared parts · Same countryWhy 80%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close what it says it does reads to Discord's, against an ordinary organization.	76%	60%	+45.4
IndustrySame industry	88%	30%	+26.4
Shared parts8 distinctive parts on both public maps.	64%	5%	+3.2
Size & regionCountry same · size not known for both · model same.	100%	5%	+5.0
Fit			80%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

Parts: 17

75%

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Close in what it does · Same industry · 14 distinctive shared partsWhy 75%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close what it says it does reads to Discord's, against an ordinary organization.	69%	60%	+41.6
IndustrySame industry	88%	30%	+26.4
Shared parts14 distinctive parts on both public maps.	100%	5%	+5.0
Size & regionCountry not known for both · size different · model same.	50%	5%	+2.5
Fit			75%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: about 30 (infobox)
Parts: 29

74%

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Close in what it does · Same industry · 16 distinctive shared parts · Same country and sizeWhy 74%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close what it says it does reads to Discord's, against an ordinary organization.	65%	60%	+39.2
IndustrySame industry	88%	30%	+26.4
Shared parts16 distinctive parts on both public maps.	100%	5%	+5.0
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model different.	67%	5%	+3.3
Fit			74%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: 501-1000
Parts: 29

73%

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Close in what it does · Same industry · 11 distinctive shared parts · Same country and sizeWhy 73%

Component	Match	Weight	Adds
What it doesHow close what it says it does reads to Discord's, against an ordinary organization.	67%	60%	+40.2
IndustrySame industry	88%	30%	+26.4
Shared parts11 distinctive parts on both public maps.	80%	5%	+4.0
Size & regionCountry same · size similar · model different.	56%	5%	+2.8
Fit			73%

Fit = Σ weight × match over the components known for both, the weights re-scaled to 100%. Unknown is left out, never counted as a difference.

People: 1000+
Parts: 28

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