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AI Search Strategy · Oct 31, 2026

Reddit Search Traffic Drop: What It Means for Marketers

Reddit reported third-quarter 2026 results on October 29 and said its search referral traffic fell sharply, with October running more than 1 million referrals a week below normal on average. US daily active uniques fell 2% from a year earlier to 50.7 million, led by a 4% drop in logged-out US readers, while global users rose 12% to 130.3 million. Reddit warned that if the trend continues, total daily users could fall by a low double-digit percentage in the fourth quarter. CEO Steve Huffman said Google's AI Mode does not drive traffic to Reddit or, as far as he knows, to anyone else. Reddit plans to test a logged-in-only experience in select markets outside the US this quarter, partly to protect its data from scraping. The stock fell 29.22% on October 30, its worst day since its 2024 listing, even though revenue of $895 million and earnings of $1.40 a share beat forecasts. For marketers, the news matters because Reddit threads rank in Google for many product questions and are among the sources AI engines cite most.