Tanay’s Newsletter • 164 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
- Reddit boasts a massive user base with 500M monthly active users but faces challenges in user engagement and monetization compared to platforms like Facebook and Snap.
- In terms of revenue, Reddit earns primarily from advertising, making $804M in 2023, but needs to address its high R&D spending to achieve profitability.
- Reddit holds valuable conversational data with 1 billion posts and 16 billion comments, making it attractive in the AI market; however, it must also navigate potential challenges where AI models could replace users asking questions on the platform.