Reddit CEO says paid subreddits are coming this year<p>You could soon pay to access certain subreddits, according to comments shared by Reddit CEO Steve Huffman during <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/comments/1ip2tf5/amaa_video_reddits_q4_2024_earnings/" data-original-link="
https://www.reddit.com/r/RDDT/comments/1ip2tf5/amaa_video_reddits_q4_2024_earnings/">a taped video AMA (Ask Me Anything)[/url]. Huffman has suggested the company might experiment with some kind of <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/reddit-ceo-teases-ai-search-features-and-paid-subreddits-225636988.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/reddit-ceo-teases-ai-search-features-and-paid-subreddits-225636988.html">Reddit paywall[/url] before, and now its apparently happening.</p>
<p>When asked if he could share information about the development of paid subreddits, Huffman said that "It's a work in progress right now, so that one's coming." To a follow up question about new features coming to Reddit in 2025, Huffman said "Paid subreddits? Yes," confirming they're on the list.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Unfortunately there's little detail as to how paid subreddits will actually work when they do launch. It might make sense for only <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.reddit.com/premium" data-original-link="
https://www.reddit.com/premium">Reddit Premium[/url] subscribers to be able to access paid subreddits, for example. As <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/reddit-plans-to-lock-some-content-behind-a-paywall-this-year-ceo-says/" data-original-link="
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/02/reddit-plans-to-lock-some-content-behind-a-paywall-this-year-ceo-says/">
Ars Technica notes[/url], Reddit does offer an exclusive subreddit for subscribers called r/lounge. The company also currently pays some users for posting via the <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/reddit-turns-top-contributors-reddit-gold-into-real-world-money-203036387.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/reddit-turns-top-contributors-reddit-gold-into-real-world-money-203036387.html">Reddit Contributor Program[/url]. The pieces for a paywall are there, but you have to fill in more than a few blanks to get them to fit together.</p>
<p>However they happen, paid subreddits continue Reddit's goal of monetizing as much of its user-generated content as possible after <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:6;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/reddit-is-now-a-publicly-traded-company-144455403.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/reddit-is-now-a-publicly-traded-company-144455403.html">going public in 2024[/url]. The company has signed licensing deals with both <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:7;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/openai-strikes-deal-to-put-reddit-posts-in-chatgpt-224133045.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/openai-strikes-deal-to-put-reddit-posts-in-chatgpt-224133045.html">OpenAI[/url] and <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:8;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/reddit-is-licensing-its-content-to-google-to-help-train-its-ai-models-200013007.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/reddit-is-licensing-its-content-to-google-to-help-train-its-ai-models-200013007.html">Google[/url], and is currently pulling on users' posts to answer questions with its <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:9;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/reddit-introduces-ai-powered-reddit-answers-search-feature-140028655.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/reddit-introduces-ai-powered-reddit-answers-search-feature-140028655.html">Reddit Answers[/url] chatbot, all in an attempt to squeeze as much value out of the content it already has. A paywall is maybe a blunter way to make that happen, but it's not surprising.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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