Thank You for Ten Years

Hey @everyone, 

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Do you know what today is? It’s our birthday! 

But it’s not just any birthday. It’s our TENTH birthday. Yes, that’s right… it's been an entire decade since our platform launched. That’s ten years of emoji reactions, go-to stickers, and all-nighter gaming sessions that quickly transformed into wonderful VC chaos. What started in 2015 as a place to talk with online gaming buddies quickly turned into something we never could’ve imagined – and it’s all because of you.

Over the years, you’ve brought with you your favorite games, your friend groups and communities, your screenshares, your avatars, and your status messages. You turned Discord into your very own digital living room, and whether you joined us at the start or somewhere along the way, we’re so grateful you're here.

Now, as we celebrate our 10th trip around the sun, let’s see what you and your friends have been up to, with your own quotes and cherished memories shared throughout this page. 

You Played LOTS of Games 

One thing is clear: Discord started with games, and those games still bring us together all these years later. They were the spark that lit the bonfire, and that flame is stronger than ever. 

• Over 90% of y’all played a PC, console or mobile game in the last 30 days. That’s nearly ALL 200 MILLION OF YOU. 
• You play more than 8,000 unique games per month – on PC alone. That’s A LOT of worlds, quests, characters, and challenges you’re exploring. We’re impressed. 
• Collectively, you spend over 2 BILLION hours gaming every month. Yes, that's a billion with a “B”! 
• When you play with friends on Discord voice, your sessions are 3 times longer. Why? Because everything’s better with the squad.

“Every Sunday, when everyone's time zones and schedules match up to get together, we have massive gaming sessions and hang out.”

“We've had our gaming nights on Discord since the whole friend group moved away in different countries and Discord helped us to keep our tradition while being hundreds of miles away from each other.”

You Hung Out With LOTS of Friends

Sure, playing games may have brought you to Discord, but it’s the people who made you stay. It’s the friends you brought along with you, and the ones you met along the way.

• 92% of you are playing games while hanging out in voice. We all know having the crew cheer you on as you defeat that boss makes any W that much better. 
• After watching someone stream a game, 28% of you launch that same game within an hour. It’s like your very own bat signal.
• When playing with a friend, your gameplay session is 7 times longer. Practice makes perfectly-synced team play. 
• After the game ends, 2/3 of you stick around to watch videos, 59% listen to music, and 49% hit play and watch movies or shows together. Why end the hangout just because you played your last match?

“We were all very busy with work and college for a couple weeks and one day we all found ourselves online at the same time. We were chatting then hopped on call. The atmosphere truly felt like coming home. We were playing music and making jokes, we even watched a movie together. You could tell we all needed that call that night. We were so caught up in the stress and hustle and bustle of life that being in that call was like OUR moment to finally relax and have fun.”

“It has everything you need to keep up with friends. It's actually replaced phone calls and texting among my friends and I.”

You Helped Create a New Way to Socialize

You’ve redefined what it means to be social. Instead of doomscrolling an infinity-long feed, you’re jumping into small voice chats and conversations to spend quality time, hang out, and have fun with your crew. Over the last ten years, these sorts of friend groups have become the heart of Discord.

• 90% of all activity on Discord happens in small, intimate servers with your closest buddies. 
• The average voice call? Just four of you — the perfect number to join matchmaking together.
• You’re usually spending time in three different friend servers per month.
  

“The only reason Discord is just above others in everything is because of the variety of ways to communicate – i.e. DMs, servers, voice chat, and voice messages. It has a really cohesive mix of everything that just works together and I love having all my friends on the same platform and having different friend groups in different servers so it's easy to navigate.”

“We share our passions, our life in general, and we talk amicably about everything. Every moment spent in my server is unique and wonderful.”

"Discord has always felt like a room. You join a voice channel and it feels like you're sitting at a table and just talking with each other. For me, it's a really laid back feeling because I just sit there and talk with my friends. It's always felt like I was there in person when I speak with friends, and you can enhance that feeling obviously by turning on your camera and seeing people as well."                                        

All of This Happened Because of You

Over 200 million of you hang out with us every month.  You’ve chosen to come to our platform to play, win, lose, laugh, cry, and live your lives together, no matter the distance between you and your friends. And we couldn’t be more grateful.

Even though this is our milestone, the party is all about YOU.

And we’d love to continue hearing from you! If you have a favorite memory that happened on Discord, and you’d like to share with us, fill out this form. Reading your stories is probably the best gift we could receive for our birthday. 

Keep an eye on our social channels this week for other surprises we have planned. In the meantime, here’s to the next decade of lifelong connections, thriving communities, and unforgettable experiences. This all happened thanks to you.

Game on,
Wumpus