If you’re looking for Reddit statistics, you’ve come to the right place.
In this roundup, I’ll give you an exhaustive overview of the platform and show why it’s one of the most visited social media sites on the planet.
Let’s dive in:
Top Reddit Statistics
- There are 23B+ posts and comments on Reddit as of September 2025.
- As of September 2025, there are over 100,000 active Reddit communities.
- In February 2025, Reddit had 765M monthly active users (MAU).
- As of September 2025, Reddit has 116M+ daily active users (DAU) and 443M+ weekly active users (WAU).
- The most popular unofficial subreddit is r/Funny, with 66.8M+ subscribers as of November 2025.
- The number of logged-in Reddit users in the US was set to reach 53M in 2025.
- In November 2025, users aged 25–34 formed Reddit.com’s largest age group, comprising 30.86% of the total.
- Reddit’s global revenue rose 68% year over year in Q3 2025, while net income hit $163M, up from $30M in the same quarter of 2025.
- In February 2025, Reddit ranked 10th among the world’s leading social media sites, based on the number of monthly active users.
Reddit User Demographics
- The number of logged-in Reddit users in the US was set to reach 53M in 2025.
| Logged-In Reddit Users in the US: 2017–2025 | In Millions |
| 2017 | 21.70 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 30.10 |
| 2020 | 37.90 |
| 2021* | 43.30 |
| 2022* | 45.90 |
| 2023* | 48.30 |
| 2024* | 50.70 |
| 2025* | 53 |
- As of October 2025, the US was the top source of Reddit.com’s desktop traffic, accounting for 47.61%.
| Desktop Traffic Distribution to Reddit.com by Country (as of October 2025) | In % |
| United States | 47.61 |
| United Kingdom | 6.58 |
| Canada | 6.35 |
| Australia | 3.85 |
| Germany | 3.24 |
- Global Reddit users spend 5:39 minutes on the site as of October 2025.
- In October 2025, 63.26% of all Reddit.com visitors were male, and 36.74% were female.
- In October 2025, users aged 25–34 formed Reddit.com’s largest age group, comprising 30.86% of the total.
| Global Reddit.com Visitors by Age (as of October 2025) | In % |
| 25–34 | 30.86 |
| 18–24 | 29.22 |
| 35–44 | 16.48 |
| 45–54 | 11.24 |
| 55–64 | 7.38 |
| 65+ | 4.81 |
- The majority of Reddit users (26%) have an annual household income exceeding $75,000.
| Reddit Users by Annual Income (as of February 2021) | In % |
| Under $30,000 | 10 |
| $30,000–50,000 | 17 |
| $50,000–75,000 | 20 |
| $75,000+ | 26 |
Reddit Content and Community Engagement
- Over 97% of all content on Reddit is in English.
- There are over 100,000 active Reddit communities.
- The most popular unofficial subreddit is r/Funny, with 66.8M+ subscribers as of November 2025.
| Most Followed Subreddits (as of November 2025) | Number of Subscribers (in Millions) |
| r/Funny | 66.8 |
| r/AskReddit | 57.1 |
| r/Gaming | 47 |
| r/Worldnews | 46.9 |
| r/Todayilearned | 41.1 |
| r/Music | 38.2 |
- In the first half of 2025 (January through June), Redditors shared close to 6B pieces of content on Reddit across tens of thousands of communities.
- Most Reddit content from January to June 2025 was generated in chat channels (3.5B).
| Content Created on Reddit during the First Half of 2025 | In Billions |
| Chats | 3.5 |
| Posts and comments | 2.16 |
| Private messages | 0.28 |
- Between January and June 2026, 2.66% of all Reddit content was removed.
Reddit Growth, Usage, and Financials
- Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian created Reddit on June 23, 2005. A year later, Reddit was sold for over $10M.
- In October 2025, Reddit.com had 4B global monthly visits.
- In February 2025, Reddit ranked 10th among the world’s leading social media sites, based on the number of monthly active users.
| Top Social Media Platforms by Number of Monthly Active Users (as of February 2025) | In Millions |
| 3,070 | |
| 3,000 | |
| 3,000 | |
| YouTube | 2,580 |
| TikTok | 1,990 |
| 1,410 | |
| Telegram | 1,000 |
| Messenger | 942 |
| Snapchat | 932 |
| 765 |
- Reddit’s global revenue rose 68% year over year in Q3 2025, while net income hit $163M, up from $30M in the same quarter of 2025.
- Reddit brought in $465M in ad revenue in Q2 2025.
- Reddit had an estimated 473,685 premium subscribers in 2022.
| Global Premium Subscribers on Reddit: 2018–2022 | Number |
| 2018 | 132,308 |
| 2019 | 172,000 |
| 2020 | 247,680 |
| 2021 | 344,292 |
| 2022* | 473,685 |
- In Q3 2025, Reddit generated approximately $5.04 in average revenue per user.
Reddit User Trust and Influence
- Reddit ranks 9th in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), scoring 72 points in 2025.
| ACSI Scores for Select Online Networks (2025) | Index Score |
| Bluesky | 82 |
| 78 | |
| YouTube | 78 |
| 77 | |
| TikTok | 77 |
| 76 | |
| Twitch | 74 |
| X | 73 |
| 72 |
- In 2024, Reddit’s brand awareness in the US reached 77%.
- Roughly 73% of users trust recommendations from fellow Reddit users.
- 64% believe Reddit has the most trustworthy product reviews.
- 62% of American internet users consider Reddit the go-to platform for learning about new products.
- 64% of Reddit users are more likely to buy a product if others recommend it on the platform.
- Some 61% of Redditors have more trust in brands that have a presence on Reddit.
- 74% of users admit that Reddit is where they learn about the topics they’re interested in.
- Approximately 72% of Redditors say conversations on the platform stay more on-topic than on any other forum.
- 68% of Redditors admit that the discussions on the platform are more relevant than on any other social media site.
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Sources
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- eMarketer, “How the Smaller Social Players Are Doing, TikTok Is Staying, and Young Creator Burnout”
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- eMarketer, “Reddit Ad Revenues Soar 84%, but Its Place in Media Plans Lags”
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- Statista, “Leading Social Networks Ranked by Brand Awareness in the United States”
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- Statista, “Number of Premium Reddit Users Worldwide”
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- Statista, “Revenues Generated by Reddit by Segment”
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