Discord key statistics
- Discord generated $130 million revenue in 2020, according to WSJ, an 188 percent increase year-on-year
- Almost all of Discord’s revenue comes from its Nitro, its premium enhancement bundle
- Discord has over 140 million active monthly users and 300 million registered accounts
- In 2021, it was valued at $7 billion, doubling its value in under a year
Discord overview
| Launch date | 13 May 2015 |
| HQ | San Francisco, California |
| People | Jason Citron (co-founder, CEO), Stanislav Vishnevskiy (CTO) |
| Industry | Communication |
| Business type | Private |
Discord revenue
| 2016 | $5 million |
| 2017 | $10 million |
| 2018 | $30 million |
| 2019 | $45 million |
| 2020 | $130 million |
Note: Discord has not publicly disclosed revenue, all values are estimates
Discord users
Discord monthly active users
| Year | Monthly active users |
| 2017 | 10 million |
| 2018 | 45 million |
| 2019 | 56 million |
| 2020 | 100 million |
| 2021 | 140 million |
Sources: Business Insider, Techspot
Discord daily active users
| Year | Daily active users |
| 2017 | 9 million |
| 2018 | 19 million |
| 2019 | 14 million |
Sources: TechCrunch, Engadget
Discord peak concurrent users
| Year | Peak concurrents |
| 2018 | 8.2 million |
| 2020 | 10.6 million |
Source: Variety
Discord registered users
| Year | Registered users |
| 2016 | 25 million |
| 2017 | 45 million |
| 2018 | 130 million |
| 2019 | 250 million |
| 2020 | 300 million |
Sources: TechCrunch, Techspot, WSJ
Discord active servers
| Year | Active servers |
| 2018 | 4.4 million |
| 2020 | 6.7 million |
Source: Wersm
Discord valuation
| Year | Valuation |
| 2017 | $1.6 billion |
| 2018 | $2 billion |
| 2020 | $3.5 billion |
| 2021 | $7 billion |
Source: TechCrunch, Prime Unicorn Index
Discord funding (total)
| Year | Funding |
| 2012 | $1 million |
| 2013 | $9 million |
| 2016 | $29 million |
| 2017 | $80 million |
| 2018 | $280 million |
| 2020 | $380 million |
| 2021 | $480 million |
Source: Crunchbase
Discord FAQ
How many messages are sent on Discord?
850 million messages are sent every day, six billion each week, 25 billion every month (VentureBeat)
How many conversations happen on Discord?
Four billion minutes of conversation happen on Discord each day (The Verge)
What is Discord’s largest server?
Fornite is the largest Discord server, with 571,000 members. Minecraft is a close second, with 569,000 members
Source: https://www.businessofapps.com/