Gas, a social app where people can share compliments with each other, has been acquired by Discord.
Popular with teens, Gas seems to be the antithesis of YikYak before (and may remain so after its resurrection). Also veiled in anonymity, Gas is essentially designed to spread love using surveys and prompts.
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In a blog post on Tuesday, Discord announced that while the Gas team will join Discord, Gas will “continue as its own standalone app.” Details of the acquisition were not disclosed.
“Gas aims to uplift and empower one another through positive affirmation. Its tremendous success shows that opportunities exist to create playful and meaningful places for young people.” ” reads the statement.
Founded by former Meta employee Nikita Bier, Gas has achieved several milestones in the past few months. The app hit the top spot on the App Store in his October, even surpassing TikTok. beer in late december share on twitter That Gas achieved 10 million downloads.
Bier co-founded TBH, an app similar to Gas, which was acquired and shut down by Facebook less than three months after its launch.
On Discord’s part, the move is a community-focused expansion. Beyond the core gaming community, the chat platform allows users to hang out in channels provided with a variety of communication tools. The app currently has 150 million monthly active users.
Gas is still primarily used by teens, but perhaps this acquisition will broaden its reach even further. Who doesn’t want a compliment?
