Who Owns Discord?
Updated onExplore the ownership hierarchy of Discord. See parent companies, holding structures, and ultimate controllers.
Ownership Chain
Discord is a real-time voice, video, and text communication platform that hosts user-created servers and channels for gaming communities, friends, and creators, with optional premium features through its Nitro subscription.
Starts at $2.99 / per user / monthly
Discord appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Discord is a real-time voice, video, and text communication platform that hosts user-created servers and channels for gaming communities, friends, and creators, with optional premium features through its Nitro subscription.
Starts at $2.99 / per user / monthly
Discord appears to be independent with no known parent company.
Major Shareholders
Discord
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Jason Citron Co-founder of Discord (originally Hammer & Chisel / Phoenix Guild) and its former CEO. Multiple late‑2024–2025 private‑market analyses describe him as the largest individual shareholder, typically estimating his stake in the ~10–15% range, but no exact figure is publicly disclosed. | Founder | — | Nov 2025 |
Stanislav (Stan) Vishnevskiy Co-founder of Discord and long‑time CTO. Private ownership overviews generally place his stake below that of Jason Citron but still in the mid‑single to low‑double‑digit range (often cited around ~5–10%), without any precise percentage disclosed in official filings. | Founder | — | Nov 2025 |
Index Ventures Early venture capital investor in Discord, participating in multiple rounds (including leading or co‑leading key early and growth financings such as the 2017 Series C and later rounds). Several ownership summaries list Index Ventures among Discord’s largest institutional shareholders, often estimating a high‑single‑digit to low‑teens percentage stake, but exact numbers are not publicly filed. | Institutional | — | Nov 2025 |
Greylock Partners US venture capital firm that joined Discord’s early funding rounds (for example, the 2016 Series B and 2017 Series C) and is consistently cited as one of the company’s significant VC backers. Private cap‑table estimates typically place Greylock’s stake in the mid‑single‑digit range, but no authoritative percentage is disclosed. | Institutional | — | Nov 2025 |
Tencent Holdings Limited Chinese technology conglomerate that acquired a minority stake in Discord via funding rounds beginning around 2015–2018 and later participated in additional financings. Public and private commentary consistently describes Tencent’s position as a non‑controlling minority interest (often estimated around ~10% at one point), and it is widely referenced as a major strategic shareholder as of 2024–2025, though the current precise percentage and any subsequent secondary sales are not publicly detailed. | Corporate | — | Mar 2025 |
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