Pew: 6% of Online Adults Use Reddit

Social news site Reddit has come a long way since the days it played second fiddle to (now mostly abandoned) Digg. According to a new report by Pew Internet, 6% of online adults in the U.S. are Reddit users.

The report is based on a telephone survey conducted in April and May 2013 among a sample of 2,252 adults, age 18 and over.

According to the report, 15% of male internet users ages 18-29 use Reddit. With men aged 30-49, this percentage drops to 8%, and 5% of women aged 18-29 say they use the site. Read more…