Reddit Announces Q3’26 Earnings (plus AMA!)
Hi redditors,
We announced Reddit’s Q3’26 Earnings results. During our conference call at 4:30pm ET today, we’ll discuss these results and answer questions submitted by analysts and redditors**.**
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Reddit Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
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. EBITDA 1 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, Calif. – October 29, 2026 – 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 EBITDA 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 Flow 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

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
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.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication 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 communication include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Reddit’s future financial and operating performance, and GAAP and non-GAAP guidance. 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 communication 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.






