Reddit sales growth slowdown preceded fight over new API fees

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/reddit-sales-growth-slowdown-preceded-fight-over-new-api-fees

A stark business reality faced Reddit before a user uprising engulfed its site this month: slowing sales growth. Reddit’s revenue rose 38% in 2022 to about $670 million last year, two people familiar with the matter said, faster than many other internet ad firms but a steep slowdown from the ...

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rainfern@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I mean sure, good news is always welcome, but if I'm bombarded by a website by cookie request, download the app AND fullscreen newslettersignup popups... I'm out. Jesus christ.

Killer@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 3y (1 reply)

For real, it got to the point that it is literally unuseable in browser on mobile

frostphunk@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

Is there a bot which would copy paste from article to comment section?

Toasteh@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 3y (2 replies)

How is it these huge companies fail to realize that they had a killer year due to covid putting more people online? You aren't going to match it no matter what.

MercuryUprising@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

But what about if they use ai to create some ar for their vr set? Surely that will bring everyone back.

spark947@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y

That might not be enough, better mint it into an NFT and put it in a self driving car.

SCmSTR@kbin.social · 7 pts · 3y

Searched for the headline, found one or two copies? Looks like the article is either only a single paragraph or that's all they're gonna show. Either way, here it is:

A stark business reality faced Reddit before a user uprising engulfed its site this month: slowing sales growth.
Reddit’s revenue rose 38% in 2022 to about $670 million last year, two people familiar with the matter said, faster than many other internet ad firms but a steep slowdown from the more than doubling of revenue the company experienced in 2021 over 2020.