In an AMA (Ask Me Anything) video stream last week for Reddit's 2024 fourth-quarter earnings, CEO Steve Huffman confirmed that the message-board giant is still working toward paid subreddits on the platform.

Reddit's stock dropped more than 15% after hours on Wednesday after the company reported user growth below analyst expectations in its fourth-quarter earnings. The site averaged 101.7 million daily active unique users in the fourth quarter,

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said that the company experienced some “volatility” in user growth as a result of a Google search algorithm tweak.

A Google search algorithm change caused some "volatility" with user growth in fourth quarter, but Reddit's search-related traffic has recovered in the first quarter, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said. Reddit shares fell more than 10% on Wednesday after the company reported user growth numbers that came in below expectations for the fourth quarter.

In a video Ask Me Anything (AMA) session, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said the paid content model for subreddits could roll out in 2025.

Reddit experienced some volatility with Google search later in the fourth quarter, triggered by a periodic algorithm change, but traffic from search has recovered so far in the first quarter, CEO Steve Huffman said in a letter to shareholders.

Reddit experienced some volatility with Google search later in the fourth quarter, triggered by a periodic algorithm change, but traffic from search has recovered so far in the first quarter, CEO Steve Huffman said in a letter to shareholders.

Huffman discussed the launch of Reddit Answers, an AI-powered tool designed to curate community discussions, providing users with summarized insights. This initiative is part of the company's broader focus on enhancing search functionality to attract both scrollers and seekers.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said paywalled forums are coming this year, and the company is also exploring expanding e-commerce features in the future.

Valid, the AI-enabled ad agency transforming digital advertising, today announced $5.5 million in seed funding led by Canaan Partners. Neo, J Ventures, and strategic investors, including Reddit CEO Steve Huffman and search ads pioneer Scott Banister,

In a recent earnings call, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said that paid subreddits are a work in progress and could be introduced soon.

Reddit is planning to introduce a paywall this year, CEO Steve Huffman said during a videotaped Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Thursday. Huffman previously showed interest in potentially introducing a new type of subreddit with "exclusive content or private areas" that Reddit users would pay to access.