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molanaser

Newbie

Aug 20, 2024

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• Saturday at 4:45 PM

• #1

Every time I refresh my feed, I see an ad. Every post I make, the first comment is an ad. So I wanted to know are there real companies or products running ads on reddit and getting solid returns from it?

 

Fluxflow

Newbie

Jul 30, 2026

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• Saturday at 4:46 PM

• #2

Yes, anyone can run ads on Reddit as long as your ads or compliant with their rules.

 

La koui

Junior Member

Oct 20, 2025

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• Saturday at 4:59 PM

• #3

molanaser said:

Every time I refresh my feed, I see an ad. Every post I make, the first comment is an ad. So I wanted to know are there real companies or products running ads on reddit and getting solid returns from it?

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Yes some companies get good results from reddit ads, it depends heavily on the niche the targeting is strong but the offer and community fit matter a lot.

 

ProxyBoost

Junior Member

Jr. VIP

Jun 22, 2024

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• Saturday at 5:40 PM

• #4

Yes I have ADS account in reddit so I can launch it thru their ADS manager. To be honest, the last time I used it was about six months ago, and I see they have made a lot of changes since then. It is good you reminded me they exist

 

toxoplasmosis

Registered Member

May 31, 2026

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• Saturday at 9:01 PM

• #5

retsuki said:

the fact that you’re seeing it constantly should tell you enough, if it wasn’t converting then no one would be pushing it.

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Maybe. Reddit is more and more about shareholder value, which is to say that the Reddit shareholders are its customers right now. Advertisers giving Reddit money helps Reddit please the shareholders, but at some point it's likely that Reddit will start to screw the advertisers over in order to squeeze out one last quarter of good growth for the shareholders. It's like the end game of enshittification.

The June 2023 mod stuff was Reddit selling out its original customers, the users, in preparation to IPO. Not sure what it looks like when they decide to sell out the advertisers.

 

Shawerma

Supreme Member

Jr. VIP

Jan 7, 2023

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• Saturday at 11:24 PM

• #6

From my experience running ads, they are not very effective there. Your posts and comments are far more powerful than any ad because they can show up in Google search results

 

retsuki

Newbie

Aug 17, 2023

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• Sunday at 3:21 PM

• #7

Shawerma said:

From my experience running ads, they are not very effective there. Your posts and comments are far more powerful than any ad because they can show up in Google search results

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Agreed, natural/organic posting is the way to go with funneling traffic through Reddit. Though I’ve seen ads made to look like “natural” content, it’s not always as obvious on Reddit.

 

Vynith

Regular Member

Jun 5, 2026

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• Monday at 3:47 AM

• #8

If you run Reddit ads with comments enabled be prepared for Shrek and anime askii art spam.

 

PeakyBlinderss

Regular Member

Jr. VIP

Jan 9, 2026

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• Monday at 8:15 AM

• #9

Yes, a lot of companies get good results from Reddit ads. The key is showing the ad to the right community with right message.

 

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WaffleDrifter

Newbie

Apr 30, 2026

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• Monday at 8:31 AM

• #10

Reddit can work well because users are already interested in specific topics. The ads need to feel natural and match the community.

 

NirvanaWolf

Elite Member

Jr. Executive VIP

Jr. VIP

Oct 25, 2018

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• Monday at 8:34 AM

• #11

Organic works well for me on Reddit. I usually ignore ads on reddit. But if people keep running ads on them, they're definitely getting some ROI on it.