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Reddit Q1 Revenue Jumps 69% to $663 M, Beats Forecast

5/2/2026

Summary

Reddit Beats Estimates

Reddit Inc. posted Q1 2026 revenue of $663.4 million, a 69.1% rise that beat the $610.88 million estimate.
GAAP earnings per share were $1.01, with operating cash flow of $312 million and cash on hand about $2.77 billion.
Daily active unique users grew 17% to 126.8 million while average revenue per user rose to $5.23.
Reddit projected Q2 revenue of $715 million–$725 million and adjusted EBITDA of $285 million–$295 million, prompting a 13.3% share rise in the afternoon.

Summary

Reddit AI Boost

Data-licensing revenue grew 15% to $39 million, driven by Google and OpenAI partners.
Reddit’s 25 billion posts are used to train large-language models, increasing the platform’s AI value.
Weekly active users rose 23% to 493 million, boosting overall engagement.
Security upgrades moved “good-bot” tools to a developer platform.
Reddit kept capital spending at $1 million while adding staff in ad-tech and machine-learning.

History

Historical Context

Facebook’s September 26 2006 launch to anyone 13+ sparked an advertiser rush, and Microsoft’s 2007 $240 million stake gave it international ad rights, establishing a model later mirrored by Reddit’s 2026 earnings surge. The platform’s growth echoes Facebook’s 2020 Fortune 500 revenue of $86 billion, illustrating how early social-media monetization now fuels AI-driven ad streams.

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Reddit Beats Estimates

Reddit Inc. posted Q1 2026 revenue of $663.4 million, a 69.1% rise that beat the $610.88 million estimate.
GAAP earnings per share were $1.01, with operating cash flow of $312 million and cash on hand about $2.77 billion.
Daily active unique users grew 17% to 126.8 million while average revenue per user rose to $5.23.
Reddit projected Q2 revenue of $715 million–$725 million and adjusted EBITDA of $285 million–$295 million, prompting a 13.3% share rise in the afternoon.

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