The American company Microsoft is negotiating the purchase of the social network Discord for more than $ 10 billion. This is reported by Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the situation..

It is noted that Discord is in talks with several potential buyers, but no agreements have been concluded yet. According to one of the agency's sources, the company is more likely to go public than go for sale..

It is known that earlier Discord turned to Microsoft to assess interest in the company, negotiations with the social network were conducted by the head of Microsoft - xbox Phil Spencer.

The social network Discord appeared in 2015, initially it was supposed to become a platform for gamers. On the social network, users can communicate using video and voice communication, as well as exchange messages. Discord has over 100 million monthly active users.