Reddit (/ˌrɛˈdɪt/) is a website where people share links to articles, media and other things on the web. The website is organized into "subreddits", communities within the Reddit community to discuss certain topics or to look at specific content. The posted links can be voted on, and the links with most votes are displayed on the front page of the website. Reddit was founded in 2005 by Steve Huffman and Alexis Ohanian, and is also available in other languages. People in the Reddit community call themselves "redditors". Some examples of subreddits are /r/Pics, /r/Aww, /r/FakeHistory, /r/WritingPrompts, /r/Showerthoughts, /r/todayilearned. Subreddits are directed towards all sort of things, like educational, funny, cute pictures of animals, intellectual nonsense, internet memes, and more.
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Foundation date | June 23, 2005 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Steve Huffman Alexis Ohanian |
| Key people | Steve Huffman (CEO) |
| Employees | 71 |
| Slogan(s) | "The front page of the Internet" |
| Written in | Python |
| Alexa rank | ▲ 17 (December 2018[update]) |
| Type of site | Social news |
| Advertising | Banner ads, promoted links |
| Registration | Optional (required to submit, comment or vote) |
| Available in | Multilingual, primarily English |
| Current status | Active |
Site overview
Reddit is a website comprising user-generated content that can be discussed like a forum.
Reddit's core content consists of posts from its users.
Users and moderators
Reddit users are called "redditors." Moderators are called "mods".
Subreddits
Discussions on Reddit are organized into user-created areas of interest called "subreddits".
Reddit Media
The logo of reddit.
Co-founder Alexis Ohanian speaking in 2009
Reddit's headquarters in the Mid-Market neighborhood of San Francisco
Nathan Allen speaks to the American Chemical Society about the r/science community.
Original Reddit wordmark (2005–2018), still seen on the "classic" Reddit interface
Mister Splashy Pants logo, used on November 27, 2007
