🆚 Discord vs. KakaoTalk

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Instant messaging app
Instant messaging app

About

Discord is an instant messaging and VoIP social platform that allows users to communicate via text chat, voice, and video.

It organizes users into persistent communities called servers containing categorized text and voice channels, supports role-based permissions for access control, includes bots through a public API, allows direct and group messaging, and offers features such as threads and screen sharing.

KakaoTalk is a Korean instant messenger for chats and real-time voice and video calls.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
Jeju-si, Jeju-do, Korea

Website

Pricing

Free version ✔️
Nitro Basic$2.99
Nitro$9.99
Free ✔️

Categories

Instant Messaging › Rank #5
Instant Messaging › Rank #10
Social Media › Rank #13

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Discord instant messaging app is 4 times more popular than KakaoTalk.
Total websites

Market share

Instant Messaging

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Discord is more popular in the United States, Germany, and France, while KakaoTalk is more popular in Korea.
Korea
United States
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Canada
Netherlands
Russia
Poland
Japan

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Discord is more popular among sites focused on games, business, and software and hardware, while KakaoTalk is more commonly used on fashion and beauty, general news, and health sites.
Games
Business
Software/Hardware
Blogs/Wiki
Online Shopping
Entertainment
Internet Services
Marketing/Merchandising
Forum/Bulletin Boards
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
p**nhub.com
#26
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#107
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Name
Rank
#3,071
#5,393
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