ai-research accounts for 2 of the 3 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. The 5 average consequence score is below the beat benchmark of 6.5 in the same window. AI Search is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 3 tracked stories.
Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record
— see our methodology for how impact and
sentiment are derived.
What the coverage shows about Reddit
ai-research accounts for 2 of the 3 tracked stories, while 1 other category carries the remainder. The 5 average consequence score is below the beat benchmark of 6.5 in the same window. AI Search is the most frequent co-covered peer, appearing in 1 of the 3 tracked stories. Each story carries 2 original sources on average, compared with 2.8 for the broader beat in this window. The 186-day window averages about 0.1 stories each week. This profile follows 3 AI stories mentioning Reddit across the period from February 19, 2026 to August 23, 2026.
Stories tracked
3
Per week
0.1
Sources per story
2
Computed from the 3 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 2154 AI stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Appears alongside
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Reddit. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
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