I’ve been a user of Reddit for a long time now. I love the platform, the way its setup, and the fact you can find a subreddit for just about anything.

Reddit News is one of the most popular subreddits on Reddit. In here you’ll find all the latest headlines from all over the world, logged and ranked.

If you’re unfamiliar with Reddit, allow me to explain.

What is Reddit?

Reddit calls itself the front-page of the internet.

Designed as a way for people to share information, Reddit has grown dramatically over the years.

It has tens of millions of users, hundreds of thousands of subreddits, and it is always growing.

And it doesn’t matter what you’re interested in, either. There will be a subreddit just for you, packed full of people that share content and things you will probably want to know about.

How Reddit Works

Reddit might look pretty complicated when you first open it up. But it is actually really simple.

People find content – news articles, videos, original posts – and share them inside subreddits.

These “posts” are then uprated or downrated by other Reddit users.

If a post gets thousands of upvotes, it hits the Reddit homepage – and this is BIG.

If you can get a post on the homepage of Reddit you will get A LOT of traffic to it.

Subreddits & Reddit

As I mentioned, Reddit is organised around subreddits, which are basically interest-based forums contained within the main Reddit site.

Each subreddit has a team of moderators attached to it, and these guys oversee the subreddit and ensure everything is kosher.

There is literally a subreddit for everything – just go to Reddit and type in some of your interests. You’ll find a multitude of active subreddits dedicated to it.

How Big is Reddit?

Reddit is MASSIVE.

In 2015, Reddit generated 82.54 BILLION page-views.

You will find more infographics at Statista

As of February 2018, Reddit had 542 million monthly visitors (234 million unique users). 57.4% of its users come from the US, followed by the UK at 7.5% and Canada at 6.3%.

Basically, it’s a big deal.

The Reddit Effect

The Reddit Effect is a term created to describe how smaller websites’ servers are crushed by large influxes of traffic from Reddit.

Example: say you run a small blog that is hosted on a basic, cheap server.

You write a post and gets onto the front page of Reddit.

Then, about 10 million people try to view it…

Your server collapses and your site goes offline.

This is the Reddit Effect.

Reddit AMAs

One of the coolest things about Reddit are its AMA (Ask Me Anything) sessions.

Barack Obama has done one, and so too has a bunch of other important leaders, celebrities, musicians and film directors.

How it works is simple: AMAs take place in a subreddit, and users can ask the person doing an AMA anything they want.

These AMAs are hugely popular and have generated plenty of breaking news over the years.

Why I Use Reddit

Simple: I love information. And I like finding out new things, and for this Reddit is basically unbeatable.

If you’re developing an interest in something new, say, fitness or eating healthier, than you’ll be able to find a TON of information from people who are already doing it.

You can chat with them, ask questions, post your progress, findings, or your own, personal insights.

I’ve joined hundreds of subreddits over the years, and to-date I haven’t had any negative experiences.

As long as you stick to the subreddit rules, most people on Reddit are friendly and welcoming.

Just make sure you read the subreddit rules before you start posting.