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People are finally using Reddit’s search

TechCrunch • Fri, 01 May 2026

The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.

What happened?

The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.

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The company saw a 30% year-on-year jump in the number of people using search every week, CEO Steve Huffman said on Thursday.

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This story helps build a stronger internal English tech archive around Technology, giving search visitors more reasons to keep browsing the site instead of bouncing after a single headline.

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https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/01/people-are-finally-using-reddits-search/

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