Reddit CEO says chatbots are not a traffic driver
6 months ago
- #Search
- #AI
- Reddit CEO Steve Huffman states AI chatbots are not a major traffic driver for the platform.
- Google search and direct access remain Reddit's top traffic sources.
- Reddit has partnerships with OpenAI and Google but is in legal disputes with other AI companies like Anthropic and Perplexity.
- Reddit reported strong Q3 2025 results: $585M revenue (68% YoY growth), 116M daily active users, and 444M weekly active users.
- Reddit is improving search functionality, with 20% of searches handled by AI-powered Answers and 75M weekly searches.
- The company is working on unifying AI and core search, with updates expected in upcoming quarters.
- Reddit is testing a simpler onboarding process to boost early user engagement.