Disqus

Disqus, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryAudience engagement
FoundedOctober 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)
FounderDaniel Ha
Jason Yan
HeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Daniel Ha (CEO)
Jason Yan (CTO)
Number of employees
61 (2014)[1]
ParentZeta Global
Websitedisqus.com Edit this at Wikidata

Disqus (/dɪsˈkʌs/) is an American blog comment hosting service for websites and online communities that use a networked platform. The company's platform includes various features, such as social integration, social networking, user profiles, spam and moderation tools, analytics, email notifications, and mobile commenting. It was founded in 2007 by Daniel Ha and Jason Yan as a Y Combinator startup.

In 2011, Disqus was ranked No. 2 in Quantcast's U.S. networks with 151 million monthly unique U.S. visits.[2] Disqus was featured on CNN, The Daily Telegraph, and IGN, and about 750,000 blogs and websites.[3] On December 5, 2017, Disqus was acquired by Zeta Global.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Disqus team member tweets current headcount". Twitter. Matt Robenolt. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "Disqus Network Traffic and Demographic Statistics by Quantcast" Archived June 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "The Numbers of Disqus". May 4, 2011. Blog.disqus.com, Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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