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Re:How Discord Stores Billions of Messages (2017) by humaniania on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:07PM (#28294261)
Nitro pulls $10/mo and has enough benefits that a lot of people pay. Plus server boosts. I bet that they have good cash flow.
Re:How Discord Stores Billions of Messages (2017) by judge2020 on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:34PM (#28294634)
Our only source is this WSJ article (excerpt from qz[0]):

Discord declined to share how many Nitro subscribers it has, but the Wall Street Journal reported that Discord generated $130 million in revenue last year, up from $45 million in 2019. In the same time period, its monthly user base doubled.

0: https://qz.com/2034087/chat-app-discord-is-shedding-its-game....

Re:How Discord Stores Billions of Messages (2017) by keithnz on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @05:58PM (#28295500)
we use discord for work and to "boost" your server to a level where you get reasonable streaming you need to pay ~$60 and a higher upload limit, or ~$110 for the max. Which is pretty good in that it applies for all users

It's a bit of an odd model for paying for businesses, but works well in the gaming world where multiple people can essentially help pay for a server (if you want the extra toys)

Re:How Discord Stores Billions of Messages (2017) by easton on Wednesday August 25, 2021 @09:37AM (#28301498)
Why did you pick Discord over Slack or Teams? I'd be driven crazy if there wasn't any SSO or fancy admin features, but then again I'm a nerd who cares about things like that (and also why I really want Discord for Enterprise to happen). Is it just because it's easier to use?
Re:How Discord Stores Billions of Messages (2017) by ganoushoreilly on Tuesday August 24, 2021 @04:23PM (#28294484)
I pay for nitro, I don't use discord non stop but it's great for a bunch of niche channels i'm on. I'm happy to pay $10 to a platform that makes it easier for me to find information and I know a bunch of my colleagues pay as well. All in we still support individual projects as well but truthfully it's the cost of a beer a month.