Earnings season is kicking off in a big way. The S&P 500 ($SPX) recently cleared the 7,000 mark on AI-driven optimism and rate-cut hopes, and that momentum has traders hunting for the next breakout. However, the pullback has begun as President Trump’s choice for Federal Reserve chair has injected fresh market volatility, refocusing investors on interest-rate-sensitive names and macro risks.
Meanwhile, smaller social media plays, like Trump Media (DJT) and Joyy (JOYY), have seen surging volume as meme-style momentum chases headlines and speculation. Against that noisy, fast-moving backdrop, Reddit (RDDT) stands out. The company will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results after the close on Thursday, Feb. 5, a date already buzzing among traders hunting actionable alpha.
Without further ado, let’s see what we need to know about upcoming earnings.
Reddit is an online social news aggregation and discussion platform organized around user-created communities or “subreddits.” It’s unique for its highly engaged user base and dual revenue model: the company monetizes through targeted digital advertising and, increasingly, enterprise data-licensing services selling anonymized user and content data to AI and marketing partners.
Reddit’s audience expansion has been incredible lately. By the end of Q3 2025, the platform reported 116 million daily active unique visitors and 50.2 million logged-in users, up sharply from 2024. This huge growth was driven by major global events, trending market activity, and content partnerships with Google’s (GOOG) (GOOGL) Gemini and OpenAI. Not only that, but the company is now also broadening monetization through Reddit Premium, improved advertising tools, and new AI features.
After going public in late 2024, RDDT stock had a banner year. In 2025, it climbed roughly 40%, driven by strong revenue growth of about 68% year-over-year (YoY) in Q3 and excitement around its AI/data licensing story. However, the stock has since cooled off in 2026, down 21% year-to-date (YTD), indicating profit-taking…
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