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10 years ago Reddit felt like it was full of teens, but today to me it feels like a bunch of twenty somethings (or older). The thing about teens is that they ag

10 years ago Reddit felt like it was full of teens, but today to me it feels like a bunch of twenty somethings (or older). The thing about teens is that they age out of being teens pretty fast.

rchaud 3y ago
I came to the opposite conclusion. 10 years ago, I was in my 20s and Reddit seemed like it was mostly college-aged people. These days I can tell from the comments that people on Reddit skew a lot younger. One quick proxy for age on Reddit is to see how many people are using the official app instead of the third-party, ad-free ones that came first, usually more than a decade ago.
- dagw 3y ago
  One quick proxy for age on Reddit is to see how many people are using the official app instead of the third-party Are teenagers more or less likely to use the official app do you think?
  - rchaud 3y ago
    I'd say they're more likely to use the official app, as that is what is advertised when people land on Reddit on mobile browsers. The unofficial API-based apps also don't have a lot of the "features" of the official app like paid skins/avatars, live streaming and others. The younger gen seems to have adopted these more than the older gen, which consider it a tacked-on thing that doesn't really improve Reddit.
- hammyhavoc 3y ago
  It obviously depends on the subs you frequent. If you frequent subs aimed at intellectual discourse and productive output rather than fandoms or pop culture, of course you're going to get an older crowd. You visit the sub for a specific YouTuber or Twitch streamer, or even a modern and relatively recently released video game, they're going to skew teenage.
- decafninja 3y ago
  Interesting. I remember being disappointed 10 years ago at the immaturity of many discussions on Reddit. Even discussions that were supposed to be serious were riddled with and interrupted by someone going "your mom!", which would then be driven off topic with further discussions about everyone's moms. I don't see that happening as much anymore.

10 years ago Reddit felt like it was full of teens, but today to me it feels like a bunch of twenty somethings (or older). The thing about teens is that they age out of being teens pretty fast.

rchaud 3y ago

I came to the opposite conclusion. 10 years ago, I was in my 20s and Reddit seemed like it was mostly college-aged people. These days I can tell from the comments that people on Reddit skew a lot younger. One quick proxy for age on Reddit is to see how many people are using the official app instead of the third-party, ad-free ones that came first, usually more than a decade ago.

dagw 3y ago
One quick proxy for age on Reddit is to see how many people are using the official app instead of the third-party Are teenagers more or less likely to use the official app do you think?
- rchaud 3y ago
  I'd say they're more likely to use the official app, as that is what is advertised when people land on Reddit on mobile browsers. The unofficial API-based apps also don't have a lot of the "features" of the official app like paid skins/avatars, live streaming and others. The younger gen seems to have adopted these more than the older gen, which consider it a tacked-on thing that doesn't really improve Reddit.
hammyhavoc 3y ago
It obviously depends on the subs you frequent. If you frequent subs aimed at intellectual discourse and productive output rather than fandoms or pop culture, of course you're going to get an older crowd. You visit the sub for a specific YouTuber or Twitch streamer, or even a modern and relatively recently released video game, they're going to skew teenage.
decafninja 3y ago
Interesting. I remember being disappointed 10 years ago at the immaturity of many discussions on Reddit. Even discussions that were supposed to be serious were riddled with and interrupted by someone going "your mom!", which would then be driven off topic with further discussions about everyone's moms. I don't see that happening as much anymore.