According to a February 2021 survey of internet users based in the United States, respondents based in urban and suburban areas were more likely to use the social media and community platform Reddit. Only 10 percent of respondents living in rural areas reported using the platform, compared to the 18 percent and 21 percent of the surveyed internet users located in urban or suburban areas, respectively.
Percentage of U.S. adults who use Reddit as of February 2021, by urbanity
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Urban
18%
Suburban
21%
Rural
10%
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Pew Research Center. (April 7, 2021). Percentage of U.S. adults who use Reddit as of February 2021, by urbanity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261783/share-of-us-internet-users-who-use-reddit-by-urbanity/
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