Earnings call briefThird-quarter 2026

Reddit says Q4 DAUqs could fall if search referral declines continue

If the October rate of decline continues, Reddit said total DAUqs could fall in Q4 by a low double-digit percentage from 130 million.

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Steven Huffman, Co-Founder and CEO, said on the third-quarter call that search traffic dropped by more than 1 million referrals on average per week during October.

Reddit said it will begin fully testing a logged-in only version of the platform in select markets outside the U.S. in Q4, with results to inform an optimized global version.

Quotes from the call

“During October, we have seen that search traffic has dropped by more than 1 million referrals on average per week. If this rate of decline continues, current trends would suggest that total DAUqs could fall in Q4 by a low double-digit percentage from our current base of 130 million DAUqs.”

Steven Huffman, Co-Founder and CEO

Key facts from the call

October search referral decline
More than 1 million referrals per week on average
Expected possible Q4 DAUq decline if October trend continues
Low double-digit percentage from 130 million DAUqs
Expected logged-in only test
Select markets outside the U.S., Q4

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Source: Reddit's third-quarter 2026 earnings call, October 29, 2026.

Written by GetSignal with AI from the company's earnings call.

Not investment advice.

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