Discord is a communication platform designed for creating communities, with a focus on gamers and online groups. It offers text, voice, and video chat organized into servers and channels, allowing users to connect in real time across desktop, browser, and mobile devices.
Users can join or create servers around any interest, participate in public or private communities, stream gameplay, share files, and use bots for automation and moderation. Discord Nitro is a paid subscription tier that unlocks enhanced features such as higher-quality video, larger file uploads, animated avatars, and access to Nitro-exclusive emoji across all servers.
Discord launched in 2015 and has grown to hundreds of millions of registered users globally, becoming one of the most widely used platforms for gaming communities, content creators, and online friend groups. Accounts and Nitro subscriptions are commonly traded on digital marketplaces.