What is reddit.com built with?
www.reddit.com
Tech stack
- Cache: Varnish
Scores
- Speed: 92/100 (first byte in 12 ms)
- Security headers: grade C
- Carbon: 0.076 g CO₂ per page view (grade A+)
- Page weight: 186 KB in 1 requests
Verdict
Reddit runs on Varnish caching with remarkable efficiency—one request, 186 KB total weight, zero third-party dependencies. Its biggest strength is the performance-to-footprint ratio: a 92 performance score paired with an A+ carbon grade and just 0.076g per page view. The single most useful improvement would be implementing the three missing security headers (Content-Security-Policy, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy) to elevate the security grade from C.
Scanned 2026-10-30.