VRChat
Social virtual reality platform built around user-created worlds and avatars.
About VRChat
VRChat is an online virtual world platform where users interact through user-created 3D avatars and worlds. Its worlds vary, with some taking the form of social spaces, performance venues, and games. It is available on PC with SteamVR headsets, on standalone headsets such as Meta Quest and Pico, and on iOS and Android, and VR is not required. VRChat is home to over 200,000 groups.
VRChat was created by Graham Gaylor and Jesse Joudrey and is operated by VRChat, Inc. It was first released as a Windows application for the Oculus Rift DK1 prototype on January 16, 2014. VRChat is a remote-first company with a team spread across the globe. By 2025, VRChat staff reported that the platform regularly averaged around 120,000 concurrent users on weekends.
Users upload avatars and worlds built with a Unity software development kit released alongside VRChat. Its Creator Economy lets eligible groups offer subscriptions, and 50% of subscription revenue goes to the group owner.
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Update: Age Assurance, Content Gating, and Safety Improvements in VRChatFrom their feed
A video version of this blog is available here . As always, we've been getting a lot of questions about Age Verification and Content Gating, and the answers floating around right now are all over the place. The last time we gave you an update was back in December 2025 , where we pointed to the first half of 2026 for these changes. Building them properly has taken longer than that sentence made it sound, so let's get you up to date on where things actually stand. First off, this is a status update, not a list of promises. We're not giving release dates, because, honestly? We don't have them to
June 24, 2026
The Breach Notice Was FakeFrom their feed
We have noticed a significant amount of commentary this week about an alleged data breach at VRChat. We want to make it perfectly clear that we have no reason to believe that our data and systems were compromised, and we did not submit any official notice about a data breach. A false data breach notice was filed on behalf of the company by an unknown third party. The situation began on Thursday, June 11, when the Maine Attorney General’s office posted a notice indicating that VRChat had suffered a data breach. This notice was reported on by several blogs and other outlets. Upon inspection, it
June 12, 2026
Introducing Text Input Moderation in VRChatFrom their feed
Learn about our new Text Moderation systems in VRChat.
April 29, 2026
We’re Here.From their feed
It's been a rough month for our corner of the industry. Horizon Worlds VR moved into maintenance mode . Rec Room announced yesterday that it's closing on June 1 . Both were very well-funded platforms with real communities -- and both are winding down. If you're reading this and you built worlds there, made friends there, had a place you liked to hang out there, or even worked there -- we're sorry. Behind everything created, built, or experienced on these platforms is a lot of creativity, love, sweat, and tears. We are sad to see fewer compatriots in our space. Our heart goes out to you. In cas
March 31, 2026
Safety, Freedom, and the Future of VRChatFrom their feed
VRChat is a place of connection, creativity, and community. It is a place where you can be anyone and build anything. We are incredibly proud of the culture you have built here. As VRChat grows, so do the challenges it faces. VRChat is still a scrappy startup on the journey towards profitability. We’re tackling one of the hardest problems on the internet: How do we foster a wild, creative, open platform while ensuring it remains safe for everyone? We take safety very seriously. Over the last 18 months, we have tripled our investment in Trust & Safety, expanded our teams, greatly improved our i
December 19, 2025