# VRChat Inc.

> VRChat is a free-to-use social virtual reality platform where millions of people gather every month inside worlds built almost entirely by the community. Founded in 2014 by Graham Gaylor and Jesse Joudrey, the company has turned a Reddit-recruited Oculus DK1 experiment into one of the largest user-generated virtual worlds on the internet, with concurrent users routinely topping 100,000 and a creator economy now monetized through a digital currency, subscriptions, and a marketplace.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Graham Gaylor (Co-Founder & CEO), Jesse Joudrey (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~130 employees
- **Products:** VRChat Platform, VRChat SDK (Worlds & Avatars), Udon, VRChat Plus, VRChat Creator Economy / Marketplace
- **Notable:** All-time peak of 130,000+ concurrent users on Steam (2024), One of the top-grossing apps on the Meta Quest store, Hosts millions of user-created worlds and avatars

## Products & services

- **VRChat Platform** — Free-to-use social VR app running on PC VR, Meta Quest, and desktop, with cross-platform play.
- **VRChat SDK (Worlds & Avatars)** — Unity-based toolkit creators use to publish custom avatars and worlds.
- **Udon** — VRChat's in-house visual + node programming language for behavior inside worlds, no external scripting required.
- **VRChat Plus** — Paid subscription tier with extra avatar slots, icons, and cosmetic perks.
- **VRChat Creator Economy / Marketplace** — System enabling world creators to monetize via in-app currency and sales.

## Achievements

- All-time peak of 130,000+ concurrent users on Steam (2024)
- One of the top-grossing apps on the Meta Quest store
- Hosts millions of user-created worlds and avatars
- Raised $96M+ over multiple rounds across a decade
- Pioneered cross-platform social VR with desktop, PCVR, and standalone parity

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — CEO Graham Gaylor appears on Voices of VR discussing UGC monetization strategy.
- **2024-12** — VRChat's creator economy expands with marketplace features and currency improvements.
- **2024-01** — Concurrent user records broken again on Steam.
- **2021-06** — Closes $80M Series D led by Anthos Capital.

## Links

- Website: https://hello.vrchat.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vrchat
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/VRChat
- GitHub: https://github.com/vrchat-community
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VRChat
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vrchat/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vrchat

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Last updated: 2026-05-22