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Analysis-Reddit IPO to test social media platform's 'meme' stock hype

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Some analysts are skeptical this will be the social media platform's saving grace as it prepares to sell its own shares in the stock market.</p>\n<p>The San Francisco-based company filed confidentially this week with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering (IPO). It is aiming for a valuation of at least $15 billion, Reuters reported in September.</p>\n<p>Reddit co-founder and Chief Executive Steve Huffman is hoping that retail investors will play a big role in the stock market debut. \"I want our users to be shareholders and I want our shareholders to be users,\" he told an audience at the Wall Street Journal's Tech Live conference in October.</p>\n<p>Many Reddit users indicated in posts on Thursday that they would back the IPO. But several industry analysts questioned whether the \"meme\" stock trend will carry Reddit's stock over the long term.</p>\n<p>Wedbush internet securities analyst Ygal Arounian said it was unclear whether the influx of Reddit users, who were drawn to the company's forums to rally around buying certain stocks, including GameStop's shares in January, would be enough to support further growth at the company. \"The question is, was that lift sustainable?\" he said.</p>\n<p>A Reddit spokesperson declined to respond to industry analysts' skepticism of its public company's growth prospects, citing the \"quiet period\" that accompanies the filing of paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</p>\n<p>At a $15 billion valuation, Reddit would be valued at 20-times revenue, or three times the multiple of Facebook-owner <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/FB\">Meta Platforms</a>, according to Breakingviews.</p>\n<p>That is despite the 16-year-old company significantly trailing Facebook and other major social media companies in users and revenue.</p>\n<p>Reddit brought in $100 million in advertising revenue in the second quarter of this year, according to the company. That reflects a tripling from a year ago, or about $400 million annually on a run-rate basis, serving about 52 million users daily.</p>\n<p>Facebook, which was founded just a year before Reddit, generated $85.9 billion in 2020 and serves about 3 billion global users. <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/TWTR\">Twitter</a>, which launched in 2006, reported $3.72 billion in revenue last year and now attracts 211 million users a day.</p>\n<p>Reddit's appeal to advertisers is limited as it remains a sideshow in their marketing plans compared to platforms like Facebook that offer far larger audiences, said Matt Navarra, a Britain-based social media consultant whose previous clients include Google, the BBC and International Red Cross.</p>\n<p>This is because Facebook and YouTube lure marketers with highly targeted text and video ads that are designed to drive sales. 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Analysis-Reddit IPO to test social media platform's 'meme' stock hype

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