Reddit Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results

U.S. daily active uniques declined 2% year over year, while international daily active uniques increased 24%.

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Daily Active Uniques (“DAUq”) increased 12% year-over-year to 130.3 million

Weekly Active Uniques (“WAUq”) increased 16% year-over-year to 515.2 million

Logged-in DAUq and App DAUq, our most engaged and monetizable users, grew quarter-over-quarter in the US and RoW

Revenue of $895 million grew 53% year-over-year

Net income of $283 million, 32% of revenue, and Diluted EPS of $1.40, both up over 70% year-over-year

Adj. EBITDA¹ of $402 million, 45% of revenue, up 70% year-over-year

Operating cash flow of $364 million, 41% of revenue, up 96% year-over-year

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Reddit, Inc. (NYSE: RDDT) today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2026. Reddit’s complete financial results and management commentary can be found in its shareholder letter on Reddit’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.redditinc.com.

“Our business is growing because the Reddit experience captures the human experience in a way that no other platform can replicate,” said Steve Huffman, Founder and CEO of Reddit. “Surpassing $3B of revenue over the last 12 months shows Reddit’s strength as a destination and the differentiated value of our platform.”

Strong Growth and Fundamentals

• Total revenue increased 53% year-over-year to $895 million, Ad revenue increased 54% year-over-year to $847 million, and Other revenue increased 35% year-over-year to $48 million
• Gross margin was 91.5%, up 50 bps year-over-year
• Net income was $283 million, an improvement of $121 million from the prior year
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ was $402 million, an improvement of $166 million from the prior year
• Basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $1.47 and $1.40, an increase of 69% and 75% year-over-year, respectively
• Operating cash flow was $364 million, an improvement of $179 million from the prior year
• Free Cash Flow¹ was $363 million, an improvement of $179 million from the prior year
• Capital expenditures were $1 million, 0.1% of revenue

Managed Share Count and Dilution

• Total fully diluted shares outstanding were 206.3 million as of September 30, 2026, down 0.3% from last quarter

Solid Balance Sheet

• Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities were $3.03 billion as of September 30, 2026

Share Repurchases

• We repurchased approximately 670 thousand shares of our Class A common stock during the quarter for a total of $100 million at an average price per share of $149.81

Company Recognition

• Reddit was added to the S&P 500 index, underscoring the Company’s value, sustained performance, and its 1-of-1 financial model

Third Quarter 2026 Financial Highlights

	Three months ended September 30,
(in millions, except percentages and per share amounts; unaudited)	2026				2025				% Change
Revenue	$	895			$	585			53	%
U.S.	$	719			$	480			50	%
International	$	176			$	105			67	%
GAAP gross margin		91.5	%			91.0	%
Net income	$	283			$	163			74	%
Net margin		31.7	%			27.8	%
Net income per share
Basic	$	1.47			$	0.87			69	%
Diluted	$	1.40			$	0.80			75	%
Adjusted EBITDA*	$	402			$	236			70	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin*		44.9	%			40.3	%
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	364			$	185			96	%
Free Cash Flow*	$	363			$	183			98	%
Cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities	$	3,033

*The definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Free Cash Flow can be found in the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this release. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure can be found on pages 10-11.

Financial Outlook

The guidance provided below is based on Reddit’s current estimates and is not a guarantee of future performance. This guidance is subject to significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including the risk factors discussed in Reddit’s reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Reddit undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements or estimates, except as required by applicable law.

As we look ahead, we will share our internal thoughts on revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter.

In the fourth quarter of 2026, we estimate:

• Revenue in the range of $1,000 million to $1,030 million
• Adjusted EBITDA² in the range of $480 million to $510 million

Earnings Conference Call Information and Community Update

Reddit will host a conference call to discuss the results for the third quarter of 2026 on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET. A live webcast of the call can be accessed on Reddit’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.redditinc.com and investor relations subreddit, r/RDDT, at https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/. A replay of the webcast and transcript will be available on the same websites following the conclusion of the conference call.

Reddit will solicit questions from the community in the investor relations subreddit, r/RDDT, at https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/ on Thursday, October 29, 2026, after the market closes, and post responses following the earnings call at Reddit’s Investor Relations website at https://investor.redditinc.com and r/RDDT at https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/.

Reddit uses the investor relations page on its website https://investor.redditinc.com, user accounts of Reddit's Chief Executive Officer, Steve Huffman (u/spez); Reddit's Chief Operating Officer, Jen Wong (u/adsjunkie); and Reddit's Chief Financial Officer, Drew Vollero (u/TimingandLuck), as well as the subreddits r/RDDT and r/reddit, available at https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/, respectively, as means of disclosing material non-public information and for complying with its disclosure obligation under Regulation FD.

Notes

¹ The definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, and Free Cash Flow can be found in the Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this release. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure can be found on pages 10-11.

² We have not provided a reconciliation to the forward-looking U.S. GAAP equivalent measures for our non-GAAP guidance due to uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items. Therefore, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance measures to their corresponding U.S. GAAP guidance measures is not available without unreasonable effort.

About Reddit

Reddit is a community of communities. Built on shared interests and passions, it is home to the most open and authentic conversations online. Every day, millions of people post, vote, comment, and search for answers across nearly every topic imaginable, and brands build trusted relationships with their audiences. With 27+ billion posts and comments and more than 130 million daily active uniques, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. Learn more at www.redditinc.com. The Reddit app is available on the App Store and Google Play.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or Reddit's future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as "may," "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "going to," "could," "intends," "target," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "estimates," "predicts," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these words or other similar terms or expressions that concern Reddit's expectations, strategy, priorities, plans or intentions. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Reddit’s future financial and operating performance, and GAAP and non-GAAP guidance; Reddit’s expectations regarding continued business growth, user engagement and monetization; and Reddit’s ability to maintain a strong balance sheet and invest in future growth. Reddit's expectations and beliefs regarding these matters may not materialize, and actual results in future periods are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, including those more fully described under the caption “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in documents that Reddit files with the SEC from time to time, including Reddit’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, which is being filed with the SEC at or around the date hereof. The forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to Reddit as of the date hereof, and Reddit undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

A Note About Metrics

We define a daily active unique (“DAUq”) as a user whom we can identify with a unique identifier who has visited a page on the Reddit website, www.reddit.com, or opened a Reddit application at least once during a 24-hour period. Average DAUq for a particular period is calculated by adding the number of DAUq on each day of that period and dividing that sum by the number of days in that period.

We define a weekly active unique (“WAUq”) as a user whom we can identify with a unique identifier who has visited a page on the Reddit website, www.reddit.com, or opened a Reddit application at least once during a trailing seven-day period. Average quarterly WAUq for a particular period is calculated by adding the number of WAUq on each day of that period and dividing that sum by the number of days in that period.

We define average revenue per unique (“ARPU”) as quarterly revenue in a given geography divided by the average DAUq in that geography. For the purposes of calculating ARPU, advertising revenue in a given geography is based on the geographic location in which advertising impressions are delivered, as this approximates revenue based on user activity, while other revenue in a given geography is based on the billing address of the customer.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We use certain non-GAAP financial measures to supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, to evaluate our core operating performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, Free Cash Flow, and Free Cash Flow margin. We use these non-GAAP financial measures to facilitate reviews of our operational performance and as a basis for strategic planning. By excluding certain items that are non-recurring or not reflective of the performance of our normal course of business, we believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance. Accordingly, we believe these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors and others because they allow investors to supplement their understanding of our financial trends and evaluate our ongoing and future performance in the same manner as management. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of non-GAAP financial measures as they reflect the exercise of judgment by our management about which expenses are included or excluded in determining these non-GAAP measures. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or in isolation from, our financial results prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate these non-GAAP financial measures differently or not at all, which reduces their usefulness as comparative measures.

A reconciliation is provided below for each historical non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Reddit encourages investors to review the related U.S. GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Reddit’s business. We have not provided a reconciliation to the forward-looking GAAP equivalent measures for our non-GAAP guidance due to uncertainty regarding, and the potential variability of, reconciling items. Therefore, a reconciliation of these non-GAAP guidance measures to their corresponding GAAP guidance measures is not available without unreasonable effort.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income excluding interest (income) expense, net, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense and related taxes, other (income) expense, net, and certain other non-recurring or non-cash items impacting net income that we do not consider indicative of our ongoing business performance. Other (income) expense, net consists primarily of realized gains and losses on sales of marketable securities, foreign currency transaction gains and losses, and other income and expense that are not indicative of our core operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We consider the exclusion of certain non-recurring or non-cash items in calculating Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin to provide a useful measure for investors and others to evaluate our operating results in the same manner as management.

Free Cash Flow represents net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. Free Cash Flow margin is defined as Free Cash Flow divided by revenue. We believe that Free Cash Flow is useful to investors as a liquidity measure because it measures our ability to generate or use cash. Once our business needs and obligations are met, cash can be used to maintain a strong balance sheet and invest in future growth. Additionally, we believe that Free Cash Flow is an important measure since we use third-party infrastructure partners to host our services and therefore we do not incur significant capital expenditures to support revenue generating activities.

Reddit, Inc. Key Operating Metrics by Geography (in millions, except percentages and ARPU) (unaudited)
	Three months ended September 30,									Nine months ended September 30,
	2026			2025			% Change			2026			2025			% Change
Revenue: Global	$	895.0		$	584.9		53	%		$	2,363.3		$	1,476.9		60	%
Revenue: U.S.	$	718.9		$	479.6		50	%		$	1,882.6		$	1,202.3		57	%
Revenue: International	$	176.1		$	105.3		67	%		$	480.7		$	274.6		75	%
	Three months ended September 30,
	2026			2025			% Change
DAUq: Global		130.3			116.0		12	%
DAUq: U.S.		50.7			51.6		(2	)%
DAUq: International		79.6			64.4		24	%
Logged-in DAUq: Global		53.5			50.2		7	%
Logged-in DAUq: U.S.		23.4			23.1		1	%
Logged-in DAUq: International		30.1			27.1		11	%
Logged-out DAUq: Global		76.8			65.8		17	%
Logged-out DAUq: U.S.		27.3			28.5		(4	)%
Logged-out DAUq: International		49.5			37.3		33	%
WAUq: Global		515.2			443.8		16	%
WAUq: U.S.		188.5			187.8		—	%
WAUq: International		326.7			256.0		28	%
ARPU: Global	$	6.87		$	5.04		36	%
ARPU: U.S.	$	13.82		$	9.04		53	%
ARPU: International	$	2.43		$	1.84		32	%

Reddit, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) (unaudited)
		Three months ended September 30,							Nine months ended September 30,
		2026			2025				2026			2025
Revenue		$	894,957		$	584,911			$	2,363,273		$	1,476,899
Costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue			75,787			52,509				202,362			135,498
Research and development			263,531			196,379				702,053			584,260
Sales and marketing			209,391			128,707				556,760			340,011
General and administrative			84,662			68,774				225,884			206,974
Total costs and expenses			633,371			446,369				1,687,059			1,266,743
Income from operations			261,586			138,542				676,214			210,156
Other income (expense), net			27,463			22,035				75,398			63,716
Income before income taxes			289,049			160,577				751,612			273,872
Income tax expense (benefit)			5,785			(2,086	)			11,519			(4,246	)
Net income		$	283,264		$	162,663			$	740,093		$	278,118
Net income per share attributable to Class A and Class B common stock
Basic		$	1.47		$	0.87			$	3.85		$	1.50
Diluted		$	1.40		$	0.80			$	3.66		$	1.38
Weighted-average shares used to compute net income per share attributable to common stockholders
Basic			192,596,948			188,041,632				192,155,485			185,178,360
Diluted			201,860,245			202,727,809				202,186,014			201,659,094

Reddit, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands) (unaudited)
	September 30, 2026				December 31, 2025
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,357,583			$	953,569
Marketable securities		1,675,849				1,523,242
Accounts receivable, net		730,083				590,162
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		93,009				69,012
Total current assets		3,856,524				3,135,985
Property and equipment, net		11,489				12,710
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net		28,030				20,788
Intangible assets, net		10,086				15,521
Goodwill		42,174				42,174
Other noncurrent assets		13,726				11,995
Total assets	$	3,962,029			$	3,239,173
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	110,246			$	62,929
Operating lease liabilities		8,364				7,023
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		238,598				201,331
Total current liabilities		357,208				271,283
Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent		23,045				16,191
Other noncurrent liabilities		68				22,661
Total liabilities		380,321				310,135
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock		—				—
Class A common stock		14				14
Class B common stock		5				5
Class C common stock		—				—
Additional paid-in capital		3,526,748				3,595,772
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(14,035	)			4,364
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		68,976				(671,117	)
Total stockholders’ equity		3,581,708				2,929,038
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	3,962,029			$	3,239,173

Reddit, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) (unaudited)
	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2026				2025				2026				2025
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	283,264			$	162,663			$	740,093			$	278,118
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		4,260				3,900				12,728				11,797
Amortization of premium (accretion of discount) on marketable securities, net		(3,069	)			(6,779	)			(10,165	)			(22,354	)
Stock-based compensation expense		131,306				83,518				300,594				258,002
Other adjustments		1,974				2,246				4,787				5,187
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(80,007	)			(80,997	)			(139,278	)			(138,754	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		10,186				2,934				(26,020	)			(23,424	)
Operating lease right-of-use assets and liabilities		(998	)			(2,038	)			(4,388	)			(5,407	)
Accounts payable		18,927				7,995				44,964				26,940
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(2,046	)			11,717				14,611				33,963
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	363,797			$	185,159			$	937,926			$	424,068
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of property and equipment		(1,229	)			(2,058	)			(3,453	)			(3,542	)
Purchases of marketable securities		(596,102	)			(544,101	)			(1,273,009	)			(1,605,404	)
Maturities of marketable securities		209,449				563,460				1,093,164				1,581,054
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities		4,945				—				22,934				12,372
Other investing activities		(893	)			(788	)			(3,930	)			2,455
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	$	(383,830	)		$	16,513			$	(164,294	)		$	(13,065	)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options		5,396				6,013				15,332				20,500
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of restricted stock units		(14,249	)			(28,595	)			(44,991	)			(80,495	)
Repurchases of Class A common stock		(100,369	)			—				(339,959	)			—
Other financing activities		—				(1,497	)			—				(1,497	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$	(109,222	)		$	(24,079	)		$	(369,618	)		$	(61,492	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(129,255	)			177,593				404,014				349,511
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period		1,486,838				734,060				953,569				562,142
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	1,357,583			$	911,653			$	1,357,583			$	911,653

Reddit, Inc. Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin (in thousands, except percentages) (unaudited)
	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2026				2025				2026				2025
Net income	$	283,264			$	162,663			$	740,093			$	278,118
Add (deduct):
Interest (income) expense, net		(26,814	)			(22,305	)			(75,726	)			(63,775	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		5,785				(2,086	)			11,519				(4,246	)
Depreciation and amortization		4,260				3,900				12,728				11,797
Stock-based compensation expense and related taxes		136,419				93,565				322,103				296,074
Other (income) expense, net		(649	)			270				328				59
Adjusted EBITDA	$	402,265			$	236,007			$	1,011,045			$	518,027
Net margin		31.7	%			27.8	%			31.3	%			18.8	%
Adjusted EBITDA margin		44.9	%			40.3	%			42.8	%			35.1	%

Reddit, Inc. Reconciliation of Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin (in thousands, except percentages) (unaudited)
	Three months ended September 30,								Nine months ended September 30,
	2026				2025				2026				2025
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	363,797			$	185,159			$	937,926			$	424,068
Less:
Purchases of property and equipment		(1,229	)			(2,058	)			(3,453	)			(3,542	)
Free Cash Flow	$	362,568			$	183,101			$	934,473			$	420,526
Operating cash flow margin		40.6	%			31.7	%			39.7	%			28.7	%
Free Cash Flow margin		40.5	%			31.3	%			39.5	%			28.5	%

 

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