According to Benzinga's report, Reddit's IPO is attracting a lot of interest and is targeting a valuation of $6.5 billion

© Reuters. According to the report, Reddit's IPO is attracting a lot of interest and is targeting a valuation of $6.5 billion

Benzinga – by Bibhu Pattnaik, Benzinga Staff Writer.

Reddit IncThe highly anticipated initial public offering (IPO) of . is currently four to five times oversubscribed, according to Reuters.

This surge in investor enthusiasm suggests the social media giant is on track to reach its targeted $6.5 billion valuation.

The IPO, priced in New York on Wednesday, is expected to be priced at $31 to $34 per share, although that doesn't guarantee a solid stock market debut.

The company revised down its valuation targets from the $10 billion mark set during a private funding round in 2021 and aimed to raise $748 million through the IPO.

Despite its solid user base, Reddit has suffered annual financial losses since its founding in 2005. It has struggled to keep up with the commercial success of rivals like Facebook and Meta Platforms' X.

Reddit's unique community model, which relies on volunteer moderators to monitor content, has faced challenges, particularly around relationships with advertisers and content moderation policies. In 2023, several moderators resigned in protest over Reddit's decision to charge third-party app developers for data access.

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Reddit is known for its diverse “subreddits” and has played a crucial role in events such as the 2021 “meme stock” saga, in which users on the “Wallstreetbets” forum sparked a buying frenzy in stocks like GameStop.

In a nod to its community, Reddit has reserved 8% of its IPO shares for its users, moderators, board members, employees, and their families and friends.

As of the end of December 2023, Reddit reported an average of 73.1 million daily active users.

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