Discord: What it is and Why You Need to Know About it Discord: What it is and Why You Need to Know About it
Key Takeaways
  • Discord has over 45 million registered users with 9 million people around the world sending 200 million messages every day.
  • PokerStars is employing it as a marketing tool.

“Discord is a free voice and text chat app designed specifically for gaming,” according to the company web site. Requiring less system resources than alternatives such as Skype, the platform became an instant hit with online gamers seeking to run today’s resource-intensive games while engaging with their peers. But Discord has evolved into much more.