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Reddit is an American <a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">proprietary</a> <a href="/facts/Social_news/m63jJlyo">social news</a> <a href="/facts/News_aggregator/nzy1zPes">aggregation</a> and <a href="/facts/Internet_forum/bRuqfQfN">forum</a> <a href="/facts/Social_media/kUIkfpIA">social media platform</a>. Registered users (commonly referred to as "redditors") submit content to the site such as links, text posts, images, and videos, which are then voted up or down ("upvoted" or "downvoted") by other members. Posts are organized by subject into user-created boards called "subreddits". Submissions with more upvotes appear towards the top of their subreddit and, if they receive enough upvotes, ultimately on the site's front page. Reddit administrators moderate the communities. Moderation is also conducted by community-specific moderators, who are unpaid volunteers. It is operated by Reddit Inc., based in <a href="/facts/San_Francisco/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco</a>.
As of February 2025, Reddit is the <a href="/facts/List_of_most-visited_websites/sjsmVHdz">ninth most-visited website in the world</a>. According to data provided by <a href="/facts/Similarweb/kMuDQXYz">Similarweb</a>, 51.75% of the website traffic comes from the United States, followed by Canada at 7.01%, United Kingdom at 6.97%, Australia at 3.97%, Germany at 3%, and the remaining 28.37% split among other countries.
Reddit was founded by <a href="/facts/University_of_Virginia/SPNDITbg">University of Virginia</a> roommates <a href="/facts/Steve_Huffman/BoSazXxb">Steve Huffman</a> and <a href="/facts/Alexis_Ohanian/nKYvshwu">Alexis Ohanian</a>, as well as <a href="/facts/Aaron_Swartz/B2cBbonE">Aaron Swartz</a>, in 2005. <a href="/facts/Cond%25C3%25A9_Nast_Publications/EEDUvY67">Condé Nast Publications</a> acquired the site in October 2006. In 2011, Reddit became an independent subsidiary of Condé Nast's parent company, <a href="/facts/Advance_Publications/l0RcJwXG">Advance Publications</a>. Reddit debuted on the stock market on the morning of March 21, 2024, with the ticker symbol RDDT. The current market cap as of July 2024 is $10 billion. 
Reddit has been noted for its role in <a href="/facts/Activism/SCUlsxxH">political activism</a>, with notable <a href="/facts/Left-wing_politics/JUcz1kvS">left-wing</a> and <a href="/facts/Antitheism/dmYRuVbF">anti-theist</a> subcultures on the website. It has received praise for many of its features, such as the ability to create several subreddits for niche communities. The platform has also received criticism for the spread of <a href="/facts/Misinformation/L8N5r8np">misinformation</a> and its voting system which can encourage online <a href="/facts/Echo_chamber_(media)/m1zSghlN">echo chambers</a>. In its early years, Reddit also received controversy over hosting <a href="/facts/Misogyny/TqDru4F6">misogynistic content</a>, including the <a href="/facts/Doxing/4BAAFeAk">doxxing</a> of <a href="/facts/Erotic_photography_model/EetE6UK5">erotic models</a> and <a href="/facts/Revenge_porn/g54jgz6R">revenge porn</a>.

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