--- title: "Reddit for local businesses: does AI use it?" description: "Reddit is a network of discussion communities where people ask for and compare local recommendations. Google and OpenAI each announced agreements in 2024." canonical: https://damex.digital/sources/reddit/ last_updated: 2026-10-31 type: sources publisher: Damex Digital context_version: 2026-11-06 --- > Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency that gets businesses named and cited when customers ask AI assistants who to hire. This is the Markdown version of https://damex.digital/sources/reddit/ # Reddit: does AI use it, and how to fix your listing > Reddit is a network of discussion communities where people ask for and compare local recommendations. Google and OpenAI each announced agreements in 2024 giving them access to Reddit's data, and OpenAI said it would bring Reddit content to ChatGPT. There is no listing to claim: a business takes part through an account, and Reddit's rules require honesty and limit self-promotion. Published Oct 31, 2026, updated Oct 31, 2026. By Shakhawat Ullah Badhon, Founder, Damex Digital. Official site: https://www.reddit.com. Cost: Free to take part. Reddit Pro business tools are free; ads are paid. ## What AI engines are documented to use | Engine | What is documented | Proof | Checked | |---|---|---|---| | ChatGPT | OpenAI announced in May 2024 that it would access Reddit's Data API and bring Reddit content to ChatGPT and new products. | [Source](https://openai.com/index/openai-and-reddit-partnership/) | Oct 31, 2026 | | Google | Google announced in February 2024 that it has access to Reddit's Data API and can display and train on that content. | [Source](https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/) | Oct 31, 2026 | ## Who it matters for - [AI marketing for HVAC companies](https://damex.digital/industries/hvac/) - [AI marketing for plumbing companies](https://damex.digital/industries/plumbing/) - [AI marketing for roofing companies](https://damex.digital/industries/roofing/) - [AI marketing for auto repair shops](https://damex.digital/industries/auto-repair/) ## How to claim and fix it 1. **Set up an account.** Use a Reddit account with a verified email and a safe-for-work profile. 2. **Add Reddit Pro.** Sign up for Reddit Pro, which is free, with your business name, website and category. 3. **Read each community's rules.** Moderators decide what counts as spam in their community, so read the rules before posting. 4. **Answer as yourself.** Help with questions you know well and say which business you represent. Don't make most of your posts links to your own business. ## Keep these fields identical to your Google profile - Business name - Website - Category - About text ## How Damex handles it We don't post in Reddit or other community threads for you, and we never post as fake customers. If someone from your business answers a question there, they should use their own name and say who they work for. ## FAQs ### Can I promote my business on Reddit? Carefully. Reddit asks people whose posts are mostly links to their own business to think about how often they post, and each community's moderators decide what counts as spam. ### Can I reward people for saying good things about us? No. Reddit's rules for Reddit Pro say not to offer incentives to users to say positive things about your brand. ### Does ChatGPT read Reddit? OpenAI announced in May 2024 that it would access Reddit's Data API and bring Reddit content to ChatGPT. Google announced its own agreement in February 2024. ## Sources 1. [Reddit Rules](https://redditinc.com/policies/reddit-rules), checked Oct 31, 2026 2. [OpenAI and Reddit partnership](https://openai.com/index/openai-and-reddit-partnership/), checked Oct 31, 2026 3. [Google: An expanded partnership with Reddit](https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/expanded-reddit-partnership/), checked Oct 31, 2026 --- ## About Damex Digital Damex Digital is an AI visibility agency. We get businesses named and cited when people ask ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot for a recommendation. We work with US local service businesses first, and also with professional services firms, ecommerce brands and B2B SaaS companies. Plans start at $350 per location per month, and every plan begins with a 14-day free trial. 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