Reddit, the social media platform popular with tech and gaming enthusiasts, has overtaken X to become the UK's fifth most popular social platform, according to Ofcom. By June this year, it was the fastest growing platform of its kind in the UK and reached more than half of UK adults, according to the communication regulator's latest report into the nation's digital habits. Although Reddit operates as a forum, it is still a social media platform, filled with user generated content, chats and conversations be ...

In this articleRDDTReddit logo on website. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesReddit is ramping up efforts to attract more users outside of the U.S., putting countries like India and Brazil in focus as it looks to unlock new advertising opportunities, a top company executive told CNBC.In a wide-ranging interview, Jen Wong, chief operating officer of Reddit, said other platforms have 80% to 90% of users outside of the U.S. while about half of her company's current users are based internationally."So tha ...

Steven Cohen's hedge fund, Point72, made a massive splash during the third quarter after buying over 2 million shares in Reddit.When it comes to investing in artificial intelligence (AI), there are no other stocks that garner more attention than the "Magnificent Seven." While each of those megacap tech giants presents a unique opportunity in the AI space, smart investors understand that there are other options.Steven Cohen of Point72 Asset Management made a pretty big statement during the third quarter, hav ...

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This social media underdog has a lot of growth potential.Reddit's (RDDT -7.18%) stock price has more than quadrupled since it went public eight months ago at $34 per share. The social media company dazzled investors with its rapid growth in users and revenue, and it turned firmly profitable in its latest quarter.But even after those massive gains, Reddit's market cap of $28 billion still makes it a tiny fish in the social media market compared to Meta Platforms (META -0.70%), which is worth $1.4 trillion. C ...

One of the hottest tech stocks cruising atop the market these days is Reddit (RDDT -7.18%). The company has seen its share price balloon by over 170% since its March initial public offering (IPO), with much of that rise coming after its late-October earnings release.The stock's momentum has pushed it to a market cap of over $24 billion. Such an advancement is reminiscent of the (admittedly far more long-term) rise of mighty Apple (AAPL 0.59%). Yes, Apple is a nearly $3.5 trillion company these days, but if ...

The run-up in the stock price has dramatically increased its valuation, leaving investors to question whether they are too late. The forums on Reddit (RDDT -7.18%) have made it one of the sensations of the social media world in recent years. Many of the forums provide information and help users answer questions, making them an excellent resource. The company capitalized on this popularity when it launched its initial public offering (IPO) in March. Since then, Reddit stock has risen by more than 150%. Unfor ...

Key TakeawaysReddit shares sank Friday on a report Advance Magazine Publishers planned to borrow against its stake in the social media platform.Regulatory filings also disclosed Chinese conglomerate Tencent Holdings sold shares.Other recent filings show that company insiders like CEO Steve Huffman have also sold shares. Reddit (RDDT) stock sank Friday on a report Advance Magazine Publishers planned to borrow against its stake in the social media platform and regulatory filings disclosed Chinese conglomerate ...

Reddit (NYSE: RDDT) has faced considerable volatility since its IPO in March 2024, fueled by its “meme stock” status. However, it has recently surged nearly 240% year-to-date, capturing significant investor attention.The stock has captured the spotlight once again after Piper Sandler analyst Thomas Champion raised the company’s price target from $115 to $150, driven by robust advertising metrics and accelerating user growth in October.Notably, Reddit’s stock has already surpassed the updated price target, c ...

Reddit has acknowledged on social media that technical issues appear to be causing the popular message board service to suffer some outages. The problems appeared to have begun on Wednesday and were still affecting the site and app as of Thursday morning.The site Downdetector showed a spike of more than 45,000 complaints on Wednesday afternoon and then an even bigger spike of nearly 70,000 reports around 9 a.m. ET Thursday morning. (Downdetector is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.)In ou ...