How to Submit to Reddit
reddit.comReddit is not a directory but a set of communities. Launch posts belong in subreddits such as r/SideProject, r/startups or r/InternetIsBeautiful, each with its own rules. The domain has been indexed since 2019 and has 1,443,610 referring domains. Google sends it an estimated 4,158,425,546 organic visits a month across 94,514,427 ranking keywords, 74,522,955 of them in the top 10. People search for “reddit” about 20,400,000 times a month.
Is Reddit free to submit to, and how long does approval take?
Is Reddit worth submitting to?
- –Links are nofollow, so this is a traffic and visibility play, not a link-building one.
- –Real referral potential: 13861418× the organic traffic of the median directory.
- –It costs nothing, which makes it worth the ten minutes regardless.
How much traffic does Reddit get?
Compared with the median of the 131 directories we track. Google US, DataForSEO estimates.
| Metric | Median directory | Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic visits / month | 4,158,425,546 | 300 | 13861418× |
| Ranking keywords | 94,514,427 | 105 | 900137× |
| Keywords in top 10 | 74,522,955 | 3 | 24840985× |
| Referring domains | 1,443,610 | 385 | 3750× |
| Domain Rating | 95 | 50 | 1.9× |
22% of the domains linking to Reddit do so with nofollow links; its spam score is 0/100. It gained 37,008,178 new ranking keywords in the last month and lost 39,032,520.
How do you submit to Reddit?
- 1
Open the Reddit submission page
Go to https://www.reddit.com/submit.
- 2
Create an account or sign in
Reddit requires an account before you can submit.
- 3
Fill in the listing form
Enter your product name, URL and a short description.
- 4
Wait for review
Check back after a few days and confirm your listing and link are live.
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How much does it cost to submit to Reddit?
Posting on Reddit is free. Each subreddit has its own self-promotion rules; read them before posting.
What should you know before submitting to Reddit?
Best for: Community engagement and organic discovery.
Post in r/SaaS, r/startups, r/sideproject. Be genuine — redditors hate blatant self-promotion. Share your building story.
Which directories are similar to Reddit?
92 | Paid | |
91 | Free | |
91 | Free | |
87 | Freemium | |
82 | Paid | |
80 | Freemium |
More questions about submitting to Reddit
Is Reddit free to submit to?›
Yes. Posting on Reddit is free. Each subreddit has its own self-promotion rules; read them before posting.
Does Reddit give a dofollow backlink?›
No, Reddit uses nofollow links; the listing can still send referral traffic.
Do I need an account to submit to Reddit?›
Yes, you have to sign up before the form is available.
How much traffic does Reddit get?›
About 4,158,425,546 organic visits a month from Google (DataForSEO estimate, US), from 94,514,427 ranking keywords.
What is the domain authority of Reddit?›
Ahrefs Domain Rating 95, with 1,443,610 referring domains; the domain has been indexed since 2019.
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Submission details verified on Reddit's own site on 2026-09-09. Traffic and backlink figures are DataForSEO estimates for Google US from 2026-09-09. Domain Rating is fetched live from Ahrefs.