This statistic presents the reasons for being on Reddit according to users in the United States as of the third quarter of 2019. According to the findings, 72 percent of respondents stated that they used Reddit to get entertainment. A further 43 percent of respondents stated that they used the social platform for news.
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AudienceProject. (October 3, 2019). Leading Reddit usage reasons according to users in the United States as of 3rd quarter 2019 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from /statistics/262331/digital-communication-platforms-of-us-internet-users/
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