Discord
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.
According to our data, Discord is the 7th most popular messenger on the web.
It has 4.6% of the instant messaging market share and is detected on 0.4% of all websites.
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Discord is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Instant Messaging
- Rank: 7
- Market share: 4.6%
- Social Media
- Rank: 16
- Market share: 0.7%
🏆 Discord Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in the United States in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in France in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Japan in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Sweden in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Germany in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Poland in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Australia in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Switzerland in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Finland in the Instant Messaging category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Belgium in the Instant Messaging category.
⚡ Sites Using Discord
We have data on 9,090 websites that use the Discord instant messaging app. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Discord is xhamster.com.
| # | Website | 🔗 | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #22 | United States | English | ||
| 2 | #30 | Cyprus | English | ||
| 3 | #71 | United States | English | ||
| 4 | #76 | United States | English | ||
| 5 | #121 | United States | English | ||
| 6 | w3schools | #128 | United States | American English | |
| 7 | play.google.com | topwarbattlegameofficial | United States | American English | |
| 8 | a9etNXNmYY | #256 | Spain | English | |
| 9 | suno | #273 | United States | English | |
| 10 | cloudflare.com | cloudflaredev | #289 | United States | American English |
| 11 | #313 | English | |||
| 12 | #314 | Moldova | English | ||
| 13 | 3VbUQME | #387 | United States | American English | |
| 14 | crazygames | #457 | Belgium | English | |
| 15 | #543 | Japan | Japanese | ||
| 16 | zvsdMkpuhb | #625 | Taiwan | American English | |
| 17 | 6mGf9GQEFA | #639 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 18 | #733 | Belize | English | ||
| 19 | Qhz84GGvE9 | #791 | United States | English | |
| 20 | VzNxX6D | #946 | United States | English |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Discord:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Games category.
Most of the sites using Discord are from the United States, Germany, and France.
- United States 43.1%
- Germany 7.6%
- France 6%
- United Kingdom 5.8%
- Canada 3.5%
- Netherlands 3%
- Russia 2.7%
- Poland 2%
- China 1.5%
- Other 24.8%
Most Discord users speak English.
- English 82.8%
- French 2.9%
- German 2.8%
- Spanish 1.7%
- Russian 1.6%
- Japanese 0.9%
- Portuguese 0.9%
- Polish 0.8%
- Turkish 0.7%
- Other 4.9%
The Discord instant messaging app is especially popular on .com, .org, and .io top-level domains.
- .com 48%
- .org 7.6%
- .io 6.2%
- .net 5.8%
- .de 2.2%
- .fr 1.2%
- .ru 1%
- .co 1%
- .me 0.8%
- Other 26.2%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Discord include games, business, and blogs and wiki.
- Games 28%
- Business 10.8%
- Blogs/Wiki 7.7%
- Software/Hardware 7.3%
- Internet Services 6.1%
- Entertainment 6%
- Online Shopping 3.7%
- Forum/Bulletin Boards 3.5%
- Marketing/Merchandising 3.3%
- Other 23.6%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Discord?
Discord is owned by Discord Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Can I use Discord for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
Which country uses Discord the most?
The majority of Discord users are from the United States.
Who uses Discord?
According to our data, Discord is used on thousands of sites, including w3schools.com, play.google.com, and
freepik.com.
Do academic institutions use Discord?
Yes. In total, we know of 3 academic websites in the United States that use Discord.
How does Discord stack up against the competition?
Discord is a moderately popular messenger, ranking ahead of 16 other messengers we track.
What are the alternatives to Discord?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Discord may include WhatsApp, Threema, and Telegram.
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