Disqus
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Disqus () 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.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Disqus, Inc.
- Company.logo
- 70px|Disqus icon 170px|Disqus wordmark
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.industry
- Audience engagement
- Company.founder
- Daniel HaJason Yan
- Company.location
- San Francisco, California, U.S
- Company.area_served
- Worldwide
- Company.key_people
- Daniel Ha (CEO)Jason Yan (CTO)
- Company.num_employees
- 61 (2014)
- Company.parent
- Zeta Global
via Wikipedia infobox
Described at

Disqus: Add comments to your website. | Y Combinator
Add comments to your website. Founded in by Daniel Ha and Jason Yan, Disqus has 11 employees based in San Francisco.
ycombinator.com →We love the internet, and the colorful characters and interesting conversations that make up its diverse communities. Disqus exists to make better communities and an even better web. Today, our product ecosystem includes our established comment network (over 4 million websites that cover pretty much any topic imaginable), a growing advertising network, and our owned and operated platform. Originally founded in 2007 by CEO Daniel Ha and CTO Jason Yan, we’re changing the way people get into discussions about the things they love -- or are just curious about.
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- disqus.com
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- Commons category
- Disqus
- inception
- 2007-10-30
- described at URL
- www.ycombinator.com/companies/327
- official blog URL
- blog.disqus.com
- Alexa rank
- 715
- social media followers
- 18926
- translation contribution URL
- explore.transifex.com/disqus/disqus
- number of viewers/listeners
- 697286
Sources (9)
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Business model
- Functionality
- Language support
- Criticism, privacy, and security concerns
- 2013 security breach
- October 2017 security breach
- Issues with delete button
- Affiliate links and third-party scripts
- GDPR violation
- References
- External links
Disqus () 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.
==History== Disqus was first developed in the summer of 2007 as a Y Combinator startup. It was headed by Daniel Ha and Jason Yan, who were undergraduates at the University of California, Davis. Disqus was launched on October 30, 2007. In early 2011, Disqus raised $10 million in funding from North Bridge Venture Partners and Union Square Ventures. In March 2011, Disqus was used by 75% of websites that included a third-party commenting or discussion system. On December 5, 2017, Zeta Global announced that it had acquired Disqus for an undisclosed amount. In a blog post, Disqus stated that it planned to continue operations as normal.