At Social Media Week, the firms positioned their tightly knit communities as leading forums for audience engagement.

Discord aims to balance ad revenue with its subscription service ahead of a potential IPO. The gaming-focused chat app Discord is readying the launch of its second ad format, part of a plan to ...

Since launching in 2015 as a gamer-centric social media platform, Discord has managed to grow without pivoting to serve other ...

Discord primarily makes money from its premium subscription service, but in recent years has expanded its revenue from advertising and so-called microtransactions by people using the app.

This momentum in product development has been matched by Discord's financial performance, with continued strength in revenue growth and positive adjusted EBITDA for the past five quarters.

Discord revenue sources include partnerships and subscriptions for premium features. After recent controversies, Discord has held firm that user safety is a priority and that content violating its ...