Rumor: Discord is in talks with Microsoft about possible acquisition – IT Pro – News

Discord is in talks with Microsoft about a possible acquisition for about $ 10 billion, Bloomberg financial news agency reports. It would be far from certain that the deal will come: Discord may also want to go public.

Discord has approached various parties about a possible takeover, meldt Bloomberg. Talks about a possible takeover came out on Monday through several media, including Venturebeat. Going to the stock exchange is also possible, but because Discord is still at a loss, this is not obvious, according to several sources.

Discord is looking to sell for about $ 10 billion, which is $ 3 billion above the investment valuation last December. The platform has approximately 140 million monthly users. Discord is mainly used as a chat platform for gamers, but is now also in use as a general chat platform.

Microsoft is not the first party that Discord talks to, says Bloomberg. Amazon and Epic Games have also shown interest in the past. Microsoft has made several major acquisitions in the past, including GitHub, Skype, LinkedIn and the Nokia phone branch.

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