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# The Reddit AEO Playbook for Startups
Reddit is one of the most cited sources in AI search. Here's how early-stage startups can use that to their advantage.
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## Your buyers are asking AI. Is Reddit answering for you — or against you?
Reddit is one of the top-cited sources by LLMs today, so if your brand isn't showing up there, it's not showing up when buyers use AI for search. So, early-stage startups are now tapping into Reddit to build trust, shape AI citations, and ultimately show up more frequently in high-intent answer engine results. Here are three key reasons you need a Reddit AEO strategy:
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44% of marketers
have made a business purchase based on a brand they discovered through an AI answer
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20+ years
Reddit has been around since 2005, giving AI engines a large body of authentic content to draw from
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Across 200,000 LLM citations
Reddit was the most cited domain, according to Semrush
## AEO isn’t just SEO with a new acronym. It’s how your brand shows up before the click.
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- 2.34M
Intercore Technologies attributes $2.34M in total revenue to AI discovery
- 600%
Organic search agency Discovered delivered a client 600% citation uplift with an AEO strategy that utilized Reddit
- 63%
Apollo.io raised brand citations 63% and improved brand sentiment in part by building a brand-specific subreddit
## Ready to boost AI citations?
Your buyers are asking AI. Your brand shows up in AI search results more frequently when you use Reddit strategically. Here's how.
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