Reddit questions AI Overviews trade-off as search referrals turn choppy

Reddit beat its numbers. Its stock fell 20% on Google fears

Reddit just had a blockbuster quarter. Revenue rose 61% to $805 million. Profit more than doubled. Daily users climbed 18%. Then the stock fell more than 20%. The numbers were not the problem. Google was. Investors looked past the beat and fixed on one line from CEO Steve Huffman: search referrals had been “choppy.” Reddit’s […] This story continues at The Next Web

Reddit stock rout on lack of AI deals

Reddit shares suffer record losses as the company fails to announce new AI data licensing agreements, disappointing investors. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Reddit questions AI Overviews trade-off as search referrals turn choppy

New Delhi: Reddit is looking for a more balanced arrangement with Google as AI Overviews increasingly use material from online communities to answer queries without requiring users to visit the original discussion. Speaking during Reddit’s second-quarter earnings call, Chief Executive Officer Steve Huffman said the companies were “still looking for that win-win” as they worked through how Reddit’s content appears across Google’s artificial intel…

Reddit’s user base grows to more than 130 million daily actives

The company’s Q2 performance update also showed robust revenue growth despite what CEO Steve Huffman called “choppy” search referrals.

Reddit Crushed Q2 Estimates — Then Crashed 23%. What Investors Need to Know

Reddit printed one of the clearest earnings beats of the entire Q2 2026 season — and the market absolutely torched the stock anyway. Revenue surged 61% year over year to $805 million, crushing the $745 million Wall Street consensus. Earnings per share hit $1.25, blowing past the $0.95 estimate, while net income came in at $253 million. The company beat on revenue, profit, guidance, and average revenue per user. RDDT still dropped 23%, its worst …

Reddit Believes Human Conversation Wins in the AI Era

As Reddit surpasses half a billion weekly active users, its latest earnings call makes the case that AI will increase the value of real community discussion.   The company announced its plans to invest in automation to improve relevance, safety and advertising outcomes while protecting the conversations, first-hand experiences and debate that distinguish its platform.   CX leaders should recognise the limits of customer experiences built around …