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Reddit announces it has acquired short-form video app and TikTok rival Dubsmash

Reddit is where passionate communities come together for authentic exchanges about the topics that matter to them.  Video is increasingly core to how people want to connect, and as we continue to grow our community …

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  • @reddit @reddit on x
    Teamwork makes the dream work! We're thrilled to share our acquisition of video platform @Dubsmash. Reddit is where communities come together to discuss their favorite topics & video is an integral part of this discourse. Here's how we'll work together.👇 https://redditblog.com/..…
  • @pkafka Peter Kafka on x
    Weird mashup but why not https://twitter.com/...
  • @alexeheath Alex Heath on x
    Reddit is buying Dubsmash, one of the few remaining startups going up against TikTok, as part of a big push into video. Deal is set to be announced tomorrow. Story with @Jessicalessin: https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • @robinwauters Robin Wauters on x
    Easy to forget as they've sort of moved to the US a while ago, but this startup was founded in Berlin and was massively hyped 4-5 years ago. https://tech.eu/... Investors include @heartcorecap (previously Sunstone Technology), @indexventures, @balderton, @kingricardozn etc. https…
  • @scottnover Scott Nover on x
    New: @Reddit is buying @dubsmash, confirming @alexeheath and @Jessicalessin's reporting for @theinformation. By acquiring the TikTok-like app, the company is doubling down on video. https://redditblog.com/...
  • @joshconstine Josh Constine -SignalFire on x
    Reddit is buying TikTok rival Dubsmash. Here's my profile of how it recovered from laying off its whole staff https://techcrunch.com/...
  • @jasoncosta Jason Costa on x
    Excited to welcome Dubsmash to the team! https://twitter.com/...
  • @dubsmash @dubsmash on x
    we are so excited to announce that we'll be joining forces with Reddit! ty to all our dubsmashers for being a part of this incredible journey. we're so honored to join a company whose focus is also building thriving communities. <3 https://twitter.com/...
  • @michaelmiraflor Michael J. Miraflor on x
    Reminder: Rihanna debuted BBHMM on Dubsmash way back in 2015. Wouldn't surprise me if she had a stake in it. https://twitter.com/...
  • @amir Amir Efrati on x
    🔥🔥Sunday night scoop: ⁦@reddit⁩ makes surprise move to buy TikTok rival ⁦@dubsmash⁩, which drew M&A interest from Facebook & Snap this summer. ⁦by @alexeheath⁩ ⁦@Jessicalessin⁩ https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
  • @axios @axios on x
    NEW: Reddit has acquired Dubsmash, the short-form video app akin to TikTok, the company said in a statement provided to Axios https://www.axios.com/...
  • @alexeheath Alex Heath on x
    There is a land grab in M&A happening in the short-form mobile video space, as TikTok and bigger cos like FB continue to suck up the oxygen. Companies that have looked at buying Dubsmash in recent months: Snap, Facebook, Twitter. (Also, Reddit has been in talks to raise more $)
  • @turnernovak Turner Novak on x
    Reddit acquires Dubsmash: - 25% of Black teens in US are on Dubsmash - 70% of users female - 30% of users login + create content daily - 1 billion video views per month Reddit had 1.4b monthly video views in Feb 2019, total videos posted up 2x in 2020 https://redditblog.com/...
  • @joshelman @joshelman on x
    Congrats to everyone involved in Dubsmash and Reddit. This is exciting to see. The Dubsmash team's story of pioneering this creativity and their persistence is an impressive one https://twitter.com/...