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symbol: "RDDT"
name: "Reddit"
date: 2026-10-26
change_pct: -5.331212833632974
direction: "down"
event_type: "guidance"
url: "https://perplo.app/why/RDDT/2026-10-26"
updated_at: 2026-10-26T17:06:37.935Z
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# Why Reddit (RDDT) fell 5.33% on October 26, 2026

Reddit (RDDT) fell 5.33% on October 26, 2026 — Slower Q3 revenue growth guidance weighs on Reddit.

## What happened

Reddit fell 5.3% after the market flagged slower Q3 2026 revenue growth guidance ahead of its earnings report, which put the stock under pressure into the print.

## Why it moved

For a company valued on user and ad growth, a guided deceleration compresses the growth multiple, and investors reprice the stock before the numbers land if they expect ad revenue to slow.

## Why it matters

Reddit sits in the Consumer & Internet group, which had been a defensive bid on subscription and retail resilience, but Netflix's guidance cut is raising doubts about ad and revenue growth across the group.

## What would break the thesis

The thesis breaks if management reaffirms faster growth or beats guidance with strong user and ad trends in the earnings report.

## Sources

- [Reddit Sinks 5% as Slower Growth Guidance Looms Over Earnings; Snap Drops 3%, Meta Holds Steady](https://finnhub.io/api/news?id=8a32d5f4a63c5ed40e2450cb0dbbf559ed6cbe415195d8c3b66497ee007e2fc7) — Yahoo

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