Jason Citron owns Discord. He is the founder and CEO of the company, who developed the company's concept of a social gaming platform for mobile games. Users have the ability to communicate with other gamers through voice calls, video calls, text messaging, media, and files in private chats or as a part of server communities.
Jason Citron founded Discord in 2015, after previously having founded OpenFeint, another social gaming platform. In 2016, Discord raised $20 million in funding; this included an investment from WarnerMedia. Since then, WarnerMedia Investment Group has been shut down and acquired by ATT. Forcing WarnerMedia to sell its equity.
In 2021, Discord reported an annual revenue of $130 million, three times the amount of the previous year, and had an estimated evaluation of $15 billion. As of 2022, Discord employs 600 workers around the world.
