Reddit is a web traffic powerhouse: in March 2024 approximately 2.2 billion visits were measured to the online forum, making it one of the most-visited websites online.聽
The front page of the internet
Formerly known as 鈥渢he front page of the internet鈥, Reddit is an online forum platform with over 130,000 sub-forums and communities. The platform allows registered users, called Redditors, to post content. Each post is open to the entire Reddit community to vote upon, either by down- or upvotes. The most popular posts are featured directly on the front page. Subreddits are available by category and Redditors can follow selected subreddits relevant to their interest and also control what content they see on their custom front page. Some of the most popular subreddits are r/AskReddit or r/AMA 鈥 the 鈥淎sk Me Anything鈥 format. According to the company, Reddit hosted 1,800 AMAs in 2018, with a wide range of topics and hosts. One of the most popular Reddit AMA of 2022 by number of upvotes was by actor Nicolas Cagem with more than 238.5 thousand upvotes.
Reddit usage
The United States account for the biggest share of Reddit's desktop traffic, followed by the UK, and Canada. As of March 2023, Reddit ranked among the most popular social media websites in the United States.