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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Blake Montgomery and agencies

Reddit shares soar after company turns first profit as a public company

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The trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) prepares for the social media platform Reddit's initial public offering (IPO) on 21 March 2024 in New York City. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Reddit on Tuesday reported a quarterly profit for the first time as a publicly traded company. Shares of the company, popular for its user-led communities known as subreddits, rose more than 35% as markets opened the next day.

The company reported nearly 100 million monthly users, an increase of 47% from the year before, and a profit of $29.9m. Its revenue reached $348.4m, a year-over-year increase of 68%, handily beating analysts’ expectations.

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