Discord Acquires Popular Teen App Gas

Source: Discord

Discord acquired Gas, a teen social polling app that allows users to anonymously share compliments and positive messages with one another. It was founded by former Facebook product manager Nikita Bier, who also launched a similar app called tbh, which Meta acquired in 2017.

“We’re always working to create an inclusive world where no one feels like an outsider and we’re excited to welcome Gas to the Discord community as our next step to fulfilling that vision,” Discord said in a press release.

Gas will continue to operate as a standalone app for the time being, but the Gas team will be joining Discord to help it expand its own platform. With the acquisition, Discord has access to a younger audience base of teens with the potential to convert them into Discord users. Although the economy is down, this likely won’t be the only acquisition by one of the big social platforms.