Gas was exploding so Discord bought it

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Discord logo superimposed onto a background of $100 bills



Gas is an anonymous social media app, launched in August 2022, that is targeted at American teenagers and has seen widespread adoption. The app has been #1 in the App Store for several months now, with founder Nikita Bier saying in November (opens in new tab) that “one in three teens” in the United States had installed the app, before in late December revealing Gas had achieved $6 million in sales and 10 million downloads.

Discord liked the look of that, and has announced it’s bought Gas outright after a scant five months:





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