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Reddit search: users, Reddit Answers and the Google dependency

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Reddit disclosed more than 80 million weekly searchers in its Q4 2025 letter, up from 60 million a year earlier. Its Q2 2026 letter carried no search figure and called Google referrals "choppy".

Reddit's search story runs on two numbers: how many people search on Reddit itself, and how much traffic Google sends. Both come from Reddit's shareholder letters.

The Q4 2025 letter reported "over 80 million people searching directly on Reddit every week", up from 60 million a year earlier. It also reported core search and Reddit Answers unified into one experience.

The Q2 2026 letter, reporting revenue up 61%, carried no search-user figure for the first time in six quarters. Its one sentence on "choppy" Google referrals sent the shares down about 11% after hours.

Each step below links to its entry and Reddit's filing on our Social Platforms tracker.

Rollout log

  • Reddit: 80 million weekly searchers, and one unified searchThe Q4 2025 letter disclosed more than 80 million people searching directly on Reddit weekly, up from 60 million a year earlier. Core search and Reddit Answers are now unified into a single experience, with agentic search results being piloted.
  • Reddit's "choppy" search referrals outweigh a 61% revenue quarterRevenue of $804.9 million, up 61%, could not hold the stock: shares fell about 11% after hours on one sentence about choppy Google referrals. For the first time in six quarters, the letter carried no search-user figure at all.

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Frequently asked questions

How many people search on Reddit?

More than 80 million a week in Q4 2025, per Reddit's shareholder letter, up from 60 million a year earlier. Reddit published no figure for Q2 2026.

What is Reddit Answers?

Reddit's AI answer product. The Q4 2025 letter reported it unified with core search into a single experience, with agentic search results being piloted.

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