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Reddit·SaaS / Digital Services·San Francisco, US·Founded 2005·Last verified 25 April 2026
35
out of 100
Below expectationsPending Review

Reddit has published zero environmental data, set no climate targets, and disclosed nothing in SEC filings or standalone reports. A $2.2B public company with 2,200 employees and rapidly growing cloud infrastructure has abdicated any measurable environmental accountability. The complete absence of targets, transparency, and energy strategy is the defining weakness.

The calculation

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Same formula for every company. No curve. No private weighting.

SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale
Industry base impact
SaaS / Digital Services sector ceiling.
70 / 100
Performance score
Sum of the 10 rubric questions, scored 0–10 each.
20 / 100
Raw score
Weighted average before scale penalty.
(0.3 × 70) + (0.7 × 20) = 35.0
Scale penalty
Multiplier based on absolute emissions volume — physics-first.
× 1
Final score
Rounded. Below expectations.
35 / 100
The ten questions

Where Reddit is strong, and where it isn't.

Strongest on Controversies & Red Flags and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (8/10, 3/10). Weakest on Transparency & Accountability and Targets & Commitments (0/10, 0/10).

Where the evidence comes from

Every document used, listed.

4 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which rubric questions it informed.

[1]Third-party verified
DitchCarbon — Reddit Inc
Ongoing
Q1Q2Q3Q4Q8
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[2]Third-party verified
Sustainalytics — Reddit Inc ESG Rating
Ongoing
Q2Q9
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[3]Public record
Reddit Reports Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2024 Results
2025
Q3
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[4]SEC filing
Reddit Inc 10-K Annual Report 2024
2024
Q9
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Reddit in context

Where Reddit sits among saas / digital services peers.

Among the 38 major saas / digital services brands we've scored, Reddit sits 31st of 38.

31/38
Reddit's rank
47
Industry average
25
Industry low
73
Industry high
How this score has moved

Reddit's score over time.

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Score history begins 6 April 2026.

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What's being contested

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About Reddit

Reddit is a social news aggregation and discussion platform founded in 2005, headquartered in San Francisco. As a digital services company, it operates primarily through cloud-based infrastructure serving hundreds of millions of monthly active users globally. Revenue reached $2.2B in 2024 with 46% international user growth.

Founded
2005
Headquarters
San Francisco, US
Employees
~2,233
Annual revenue
~$2.2B
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