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Reddit has never turned a profit in nearly 20 years, but it just filed to go public anyway (edition.cnn.com)
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[–] [email protected] 64 points 6 months ago (7 children)

They might have been able to turn a profit, but apparently u/Spez (fucking dipshit) collects over 190million in CEO compensation.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Yeah, I saw that article too but it's misleading. According to the S1 filed with the SEC, spez's current base pay is $450,000; in 2023 he received about $792,000 in performance-based cash bonus. The rest of that 193 million is options. It's not the reason reddit isn't profitable.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

That motherfucker for 800k for THAT performance last year? I've never seen a blow up like he oversaw...how the fuck does that get you a bonus?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There was no blowup, Reddit both received more funding and their advertising earnings increased. A 21% revenue growth in 2023, I'd say also active user growth but I'm not entirely sure.

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