{SEO news} Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Change For Weaker Than Expected Growth

So after Google literally [paid Reddit](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-reddit-content-deal-36944.html) for its content and then [ranked them incredibly well](https://www.seroundtable.com/google-search-reddit-forum-threads-37176.html) in Google Search and its search features, Reddit during its earnings call blamed Google's search algorithm for not hitting its expected user growth. Here are two headlines: * [Reddit misses daily active unique visitors estimates on Google algorithm change, shares tumble](https://www.reuters.com/technology/reddit-forecasts-quarterly-revenue-above-estimates-2025-02-12/), Reuters * [Reddit shares plunge after Google algorithm change contributes to miss in user numbers](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/02/12/reddit-rddt-q4-2024.html), CNBC I like how CNBC summed it up: * Reddit shares fell more than 15% on Wednesday after the company reported weaker-than-expected user numbers in its fourth-quarter earnings. * Global daily active uniques, or DAUq, rose 39% from a year earlier to an average of 101.7 million for the fourth quarter. That trailed Wall Street estimates of 103.1 million. * A Google search algorithm change caused some “volatility” with user growth in the fourth quarter, but Reddit’s search-related traffic has recovered in the first quarter, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said. In a letter to shareholders Wednesday, Chief Executive Steve Huffman said the website "experienced some volatility with Google Search triggered by a periodic algorithm change." SourcE: [https://www.seroundtable.com/reddit-blames-google-algorithm-38903.html](https://www.seroundtable.com/reddit-blames-google-algorithm-38903.html)