

According to the company, about 70% of active Discord users in 2020 reported that they use the platform for nongaming purposes, or a mix of gaming and everyday use. The popular chat app has become an invaluable tool in the wake of the pandemic, providing a seamless place to communicate over text and voice in a world where many of us are spending all of our time at home.ĭiscord is now host to more than 140 million users, and rebranded in 2020 with the simple tagline “Your Place to Talk” - shedding its former identity as an app designed mainly to help gamers communicate while competing in popular PC titles. Over the past year or so, I’ve lived most of my social life on Discord - and I don’t think I’m alone.


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