Reddit user and growth stats
Reddit was founded in 2005 as a centralized community platform categorized around different interests.
It started with $100,000 in seed funding from Y Combinator. As of August 2021, the company was valued at $10 billion, following a recent funding round of $410 million.
In March 2024, Reddit went public and now has more than 443.8 million weekly active users.
Read on to find all of the latest Reddit statistics in 2026.
Reddit stats (Top picks)
- Reddit has 116 million daily active users.
- Reddit has 443.8 million weekly active users.
- There are more than 100,000 active subreddits on the platform.
- Reddit registered $1.48 billion in revenue in Q1-Q3 2025.
Reddit daily active users
According to company-published data, Reddit has 116 million daily active unique visitors worldwide as of Q3 2025. Reddit’s daily active user count has grown by 19.34% since Q3 2024.
We’ve charted Reddit’s daily active user growth since Q1 2021:
| Date | Reddit Daily Active Users |
|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 54.8 million |
| Q2 2021 | 54.0 million |
| Q3 2021 | 53.6 million |
| Q4 2021 | 53.9 million |
| Q1 2022 | 57.5 million |
| Q2 2022 | 56.5 million |
| Q3 2022 | 57.3 million |
| Q4 2022 | 57.5 million |
| Q1 2023 | 60.3 million |
| Q2 2023 | 60.4 million |
| Q3 2023 | 66.0 million |
| Q4 2023 | 73.1 million |
| Q1 2024 | 82.7 million |
| Q2 2024 | 91.2 million |
| Q3 2024 | 97.2 million |
| Q4 2024 | 101.7 million |
| Q1 2025 | 108.1 million |
| Q2 2025 | 110.4 million |
| Q3 2025 | 116 million |
Out of 116 million Reddit daily active users, 50.2 million were users with registered accounts on Reddit, accounting for 43.28% of all unique visitors.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of Reddit’s unique visitors by logged-in and logged-out users since Q1 2021:
| Date | Reddit Logged-in Users | Reddit Logged-out Users |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 23.3 million | 31.5 million |
| Q2 2021 | 24.0 million | 30.0 million |
| Q3 2021 | 24.4 million | 29.2 million |
| Q4 2021 | 25.7 million | 28.2 million |
| Q1 2022 | 27.6 million | 29.9 million |
| Q2 2022 | 28.2 million | 28.3 million |
| Q3 2022 | 29.2 million | 28.1 million |
| Q4 2022 | 30.0 million | 27.5 million |
| Q1 2023 | 31.1 million | 29.2 million |
| Q2 2023 | 32.1 million | 28.3 million |
| Q3 2023 | 34.7 million | 31.3 million |
| Q4 2023 | 36.4 million | 36.7 million |
| Q1 2024 | 39.6 million | 43.1 million |
| Q2 2024 | 42.0 million | 49.2 million |
| Q3 2024 | 44.1 million | 53.1 million |
| Q4 2024 | 46.1 million | 55.6 million |
| Q1 2025 | 48.7 million | 59.4 million |
| Q2 2025 | 49.3 million | 61.1 million |
| Q3 2025 | 50.2 million |
Source: Reddit
Distribution of reddit daily active users by region
44.48% of Reddit’s daily active users are based in the US. That equates to 51.6 million daily active users in the US alone.
A further 55.52% of Reddit’s daily active users are based outside of the US, accounting for 64.4 million active users.
Here’s the complete table with Reddit active user growth by region:
| Date | Reddit Daily Active Users (US) | Reddit Daily Active Users (Rest of the World) |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 27.5 million | 27.3 million |
| Q2 2021 | 26.7 million | 27.3 million |
| Q3 2021 | 26.4 million | 27.2 million |
| Q4 2021 | 25.7 million | 28.2 million |
| Q1 2022 | 26.9 million | 30.6 million |
| Q2 2022 | 26.3 million | 30.2 million |
| Q3 2022 | 27.0 million | 30.3 million |
| Q4 2022 | 27.2 million | 30.3 million |
| Q1 2023 | 28.6 million | 31.7 million |
| Q2 2023 | 28.7 million | 31.7 million |
| Q3 2023 | 32.0 million | 34.0 million |
| Q4 2023 | 36.4 million | 36.7 million |
| Q1 2024 | 41.5 million | 41.2 million |
| Q2 2024 | 45.5 million | 45.7 million |
| Q3 2024 | 48.2 million | 49.0 million |
| Q4 2024 | 48.0 million | 53.7 million |
| Q1 2025 | 50.1 million | 58.0 million |
| Q2 2025 | 50.3 million | 60.1 million ž |
| Q3 2025 | 51.6 million | 64.4 million ž |
Source: Reddit
Reddit weekly active users
Reddit has 443.8 million weekly active users as of Q3 2025. An increase from 365.4 million weekly unique visitors in Q3 2024.
Here’s a complete breakdown of Reddit weekly active user growth since Q1 2021:
| Date | Reddit Weekly Active Users |
|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 201.9 million |
| Q2 2021 | 206.2 million |
| Q3 2021 | 202.1 million |
| Q4 2021 | 200.6 million |
| Q1 2022 | 213.2 million |
| Q2 2022 | 208.6 million |
| Q3 2022 | 208.8 million |
| Q4 2022 | 207.3 million |
| Q1 2023 | 218.0 million |
| Q2 2023 | 218.1 million |
| Q3 2023 | 239.1 million |
| Q4 2023 | 267.5 million |
| Q1 2024 | 306.2 million |
| Q2 2024 | 342.3 million |
| Q3 2024 | 365.4 million |
| Q4 2024 | 379.4 million |
| Q1 2025 | 401.3 million |
| Q2 2025 | 416.4 million |
| Q3 2025 | 443.8 million |
Source: Reddit
Reddit users by country
Around 394 million Reddit unique visitors were from the US in December 2024, accounting for 35.82% of all monthly unique visitors.
Reddit’s active user base is above 40 million in 3 other countries: India (64.1 million), UK (53.9 million), Canada (40.8 million).
Here’s a table with the top 10 countries that have the largest Reddit active user base:
| Country | Reddit Monthly Unique Visitors |
|---|---|
| United States | 394 million |
| India | 64.1 million |
| United Kingdom | 53.9 million |
| Canada | 40.8 million |
| Brazil | 34.9 million |
| Germany | 34.4 million |
| Australia | 25.3 million |
| Italy | 20.6 million |
| France | 20.6 million |
| Philippines | 18.3 million |
Source: Semrush
Reddit mobile app usage
In the first 9 months of 2025, Reddit mobile apps were downloaded 26.5 million times across the App Store and Google Play. That’s a decrease from 31.8 million installs in January – September 2024.
When it comes to daily Reddit app usage, only 7% of Reddit users opened the app every day in Q4 2023. To put in perspective, other social media platforms have a higher share of engaged users who open the app every day, specifically “X/Twitter (18%), Snapchat (25%), Facebook, TikTok (32%), and Instagram (43%)”.
On average, US Reddit users spend 30 minutes a day on the app. Out of 30 minutes, nearly 16 minutes are spent on Reddit posts.
Here’s a detailed breakdown of time spent on the app among Reddit users in the US by type of activity:
| Activity | Share |
|---|---|
| Post detail pages (Reddit posts) | 52% |
| Main Reddit feed | 26% |
| Video feed, profile, chat and search | 15% |
| Subreddits | 7% |
Sources: Appfigures, Sensor Tower
Reddit revenue
In the first 9 months of 2025, Reddit generated $1.48 billion in revenue, showing a 69.27% year-over-year increase.
Here’s the revenue over the last three years:
| Year | Reddit Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $666.7 million |
| 2023 | $804.03 million |
| 2024 | $1.3 billion |
| Q1 – Q3 2025 | $1.48 billion |
Nearly all (92.95%) of Reddit’s revenue was generated from advertising on the platform in the first 9 months of 2025. The top 10 largest advertisers on Reddit accounted for 25% of Reddit’s revenue in 2024 (down from 26% in 2023).
Source: Reddit
How many posts are shared on Reddit each year?
In 2025, an estimated 616 million posts were published on Reddit, a 12% year-over-year increase.
Here’s the overview of the number of published posts on Reddit since:
| Year | Posts Published on Reddit |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 153 million |
| 2019 | 199 million |
| 2020 | 303 million |
| 2021 | 366 million |
| 2022 | 422 million |
| 2023 | 469 million |
| 2024 | 550 million |
| 2025 | 616 million |
How Many Comments Are Published on Reddit?
Around 3.14 billion comments and interactions were posted on Reddit in 2025. That’s an increase from 2.72 billion user interactions in 2024.
Here’s an overview of the number of comments and interactions shared on Reddit per year since 2018:
| Year | Comments Published on Reddit |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 1.2 billion |
| 2019 | 1.7 billion |
| 2020 | 2 billion |
| 2021 | 2.3 billion |
| 2022 | 2.86 billion |
| 2023/td> | 2.84 billion |
| 2024 | 2.72 billion |
| 2025 | 3.14 billion |
Source: Statista
How many subreddits does Reddit have?
Reddit has more than 100,000 active subreddits.
Source: Reddit
Reddit search usage
In December 2024, Reddit had an average of more than 40 million search queries a day on the platform.
Source: Reddit
Why do people use reddit?
72% of US Reddit users report that they use Reddit for entertainment purposes.
Other common reasons for using Reddit include following the news and staying up to date with brands and companies.
Here’s the complete breakdown of the reasons that people use Reddit:
| Reason | Percentage of Respondents |
|---|---|
| To get entertainment | 72% |
| To get news | 43% |
| Other purposes | 17% |
| To follow brands, companies | 17% |
| To strengthen professional network | 8% |
| To keep in touch with friends and family | 5% |
Source: Statista
Reddit gender demographics
60% of Reddit users are male, while the remaining 39.4% are female.
Source: DataReportal
What are the most popular subreddits?
Among the top 10 subreddits, common themes include humor, gaming, news, science and Reddit itself.
Here’s the complete list of the top 10 most popular subreddits ranked by the number of members:
| Subreddit | Members |
|---|---|
| r/funny | 67 million |
| r/AskReddit | 57 million |
| r/gaming | 47 million |
| r/worldnews | 47 million |
| r/todayilearned | 41 million |
| r/Music | 38 million |
| r/aww | 38 million |
| r/movies | 37 million |
| r/memes | 35 million |
| r/science | 34 million |
Overall, more than 500 subreddits have over 1 million subscribers each.
Sources: GummySearch, Reddit
Time spent using Reddit
According to Reddit, logged-in users in the US spend between 25 and 30 minutes per day on the platform.
Source: Reddit
How many employees does Reddit have?
Reddit had 2,233 employees across the world as of December 2024. The vast majority of them (1,768) are based in the US.
Reddit employee headcount has grown by 14.98% since 2022, when it had 1,942 employees.
We’ve charted the growth of Reddit’s employee headcount since 2021:
| Date | Reddit Employees |
|---|---|
| December 2021 | 1,383 |
| December 2022 | 1,942 |
| December 2023 | 2,013 |
| December 2024 | 2,233 |
Source: Reddit
Put these numbers to work
Reddit’s growth creates a real opportunity, but raw stats only matter if you act on them. To find out which subreddits are already sending traffic in your niche, try the Reddit Traffic Finder. And if you want to go further and build a branded presence on the platform, read how to create and grow a brand subreddit for a step by step breakdown of what that looks like in practice.
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