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Steve Huffman

1983 - Today

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Steve Huffman (born 1983 or 1984), also known by his Reddit username spez ( ), is an American web developer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of Reddit, which ranks 7th in the top 20 websites in the world as of July 2025. He also co-founded the airfare search engine website Hipmunk, which was shut down in 2020. His tenure as Reddit CEO has been met with many controversies regarding his changes to the platform. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Huffman is the 764th most popular businessperson (up from 838th in 2024), the 13,757th most popular biography from United States (up from 19,160th in 2019) and the 273rd most popular American Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Steve Huffman ranks 764 out of 847. Before him are Patrick Volkerding, Ken Bates, Mike Lazaridis, Bill Browder, Igor Ashurbeyli, and Ilya Segalovich. After him are Emmanuel Faber, Stephen Elop, Michael Widenius, Mitchell Baker, Mukhriz Mahathir, and Joi Ito.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Steve Huffman ranks 301. Before him are Marie Serneholt, Hrvoje Ćustić, Taiten Sato, Arthur Boka, Steve von Bergen, and Trinley Thaye Dorje. After him are Nick Diaz, Timati, Carolina Klüft, Arouna Koné, Alexander Dreymon, and Adrienne Bailon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Huffman ranks 13,761 out of 20,380. Before him are Bob Gaudio (1942), Dash Mihok (1974), Angus Cloud (1998), David Castañeda (1989), Danielle Panabaker (1987), and Henry Heth (1825). After him are Rivers Cuomo (1970), Nick Diaz (1983), Ernest Moniz (1944), Dorothy Fields (1904), Don LaFontaine (1940), and Ashley Laurence (1966).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In United States

Among businesspeople born in United States, Steve Huffman ranks 273. Before him are Ray Ozzie (1955), Todd Boehly (1973), Harley Earl (1893), Andrew Puzder (1950), Patrick Volkerding (1966), and Bill Browder (1964). After him are Mitchell Baker (1957), Charles Erwin Wilson (1890), Angela Ahrendts (1960), Tory Burch (1966), James M. Beggs (1926), and Bill Ackman (1966).

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