Discord has surpassed 250 million registered users

[Polycount]

Discord is easily one of the most well known gamer-focused communication platforms out there. Before it launched four years ago (and for a while after), voice and text chat clients like TeamSpeak, Mumble, and Ventrilo reigned supreme.

Gamers used these platforms to organize raids with their World of Warcraft guilds, team up for heated, competitive matches of Counter-Strike or Team Fortress 2, or even just to hang out and discuss their lives. Since Discord gained traction, though, virtually all of those platforms have fallen by the wayside and declined in popularity. It isn't hard to see why, either; you only need to open up Discord to see the many benefits it offers over its competitors.

The ability to create a server for free, share GIFs and full videos, easily manage user roles and permissions, and even access a wide array of free games with Discord's "Nitro" subscription service are all major boons for gamers, while likely also being the main driving forces behind its more widespread "mainstream" appeal.

Thanks to information provided by a Discord spokesperson, we can now quantify the platform's success in a more concrete manner. Since the service's founding in 2015, the individual claims, it has gained over 250 million registered users. For reference, that's roughly the same number of players that Fortnite currently boasts.

A sizable chunk of this growth happened in the last year. According to the spokersperson, as of May 2018 (this time last year), Discord's userbase only sat at around 130 million registered users.

Of the previously-mentioned 250 million users, 56 million use Discord every month. Those individuals send a combined total of 850 million messages per day, which probably won't come as a surprise to anyone who has visited a popular "verified" game server (usually hosted by the developers). Speaking of verified servers, the 7 most popular official Discord servers are dedicated to Fortnite, SpellBreak, PUBG Mobile, Clash Royale, Minecraft, ZombsRoyale, and Rainbow 6 Siege.

Naturally, all of this growth has forced Discord's executives to hire some extra employees to help with the workload -- the company has grown by "over 50%" in a single year, employing 165 employees in total.

It's impossible to tell what the future holds for Discord (even the king of an industry can fall someday), but given its track record, it's probably safe to say the service will continue to grow and prosper for years to come.

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[ShagnWagn]

I just signed up a few weeks ago. Why? Because these cell phone app companies ONLY allow people to communicate with them through this (no other online presence). Or so they say. Company support reps are never active online, and never respond. It's a fake "warm fuzzy" feeling and they are trying to give us a false impression.

 

[kapital98]

I've used Discord for three years. Great service and it's implemented much needed features (like video chat) over the years.

My only complaint is the shortcut keys are natively very different from other text software (like skype or traditional forums). This probably isn't a bad thing (they claim significant advantages), it's just annoying in the short term.

It's basically made me move away from everything except skype (for business) and FB messenger. It's much better than either.

 

[Fearghast]

Not all that surprising considering Skype shot them self in the foot ... in the head, in the ***.
I would not be surprised if a lot of people who despise Skype changes ended up using Discord instead.

Interesting ... the thing you sit on, is not considered appropriate to type in the discussion.

 

[ckm88]

Lol TeamSpeak , lol Mumble.

 

[Teko03]

That's A LOT of stagnant accounts.

 

[Axiarus]

Not all that surprising considering Skype shot them self in the foot ... in the head, in the ***.
I would not be surprised if a lot of people who despise Skype changes ended up using Discord instead.

Interesting ... the thing you sit on, is not considered appropriate to type in the discussion.

Skype was always bad anyways.

 

[Fearghast]

Not all that surprising considering Skype shot them self in the foot ... in the head, in the ***.
I would not be surprised if a lot of people who despise Skype changes ended up using Discord instead.

Interesting ... the thing you sit on, is not considered appropriate to type in the discussion.

Skype was always bad anyways.

Well IMHO it wasn't AS bad before :-D