How to Get Reddit Gold

Reddit Gold is more than just a shiny badge, it’s part of how Reddit recognizes great content and community contributions. If you’re wondering how Reddit Gold works, how to get it, and what you can actually do with it, this guide breaks it all down clearly.

Let’s get straight into it.

What Is Reddit Gold?

Reddit Gold is a virtual currency used to give awards to posts and comments you like. Instead of just upvoting, you can spend gold to show extra appreciation.

Here’s how it works:

• You buy gold packs through Reddit’s app or website
• Each award on Reddit costs a set amount of gold
• When you give an award, that gold comes out of your balance

Important to know:

• Gold purchases are non-refundable and non-transferable
• Your gold balance can be used on both desktop and mobile

How to Buy Reddit Gold

Buying Reddit Gold is simple. You can purchase it either through the Reddit app (iOS or Android) or on the Reddit website.

Here’s the pricing:

Amount of Gold	Price on Mobile	Price on Web
100 Gold	$1.99	$1.79
200 Gold	$3.99	$3.59
300 Gold	$5.99	$5.39
500 Gold	$9.99	$8.99
1,000 Gold	$19.99	$17.99
2,500 Gold	$49.99	$44.99

Why the price difference?
Buying gold through the app (Apple App Store or Google Play Store) is slightly more expensive due to platform fees. Buying on Reddit’s web version is cheaper.

You can use any purchased gold across all devices. For example, if you buy gold on the web, you can still give awards through the mobile app without any extra steps.

What You Can Do with Earned Gold

Earned gold is different from purchased gold. When someone gives your post or comment an award, you earn gold. But you can’t spend it like purchased gold.

Here’s what earned gold actually means:

• It acts like a reputation badge, similar to karma
• It’s tracked separately from your spendable gold balance
• It can help you qualify for payouts if you join Reddit’s Contributor Program

Important:
Earned gold is not spendable, transferable, or redeemable on its own. It’s a signal of how much other users value your contributions.

How to Maintain and Use Your Gold Balance

When you buy Reddit gold, it gets added to your gold balance. You can use this balance anytime to give awards without needing a new purchase each time.

Here’s how it works:

• Your gold balance appears at the top when you open the award menu
• If you have enough gold for an award, Reddit will automatically deduct from your balance
• If you don’t have enough, you’ll be prompted to buy more

Key things to remember:

• You can store up to 10,000 gold in your balance
• Your gold balance (purchased gold) is separate from earned gold (recognition only)
• Gold bought on mobile or desktop can be used interchangeably

Keeping a balance makes awarding posts faster and cheaper, especially if you buy gold on the web version to avoid extra mobile fees.

How to Earn Reddit Gold

You earn Reddit gold when other users award your posts or comments. The amount of gold you earn depends on the cost of the awards they give.

Here’s a simple example:

• If someone gives your post an award that costs 15 gold, your earned gold increases by 15

Earning gold is entirely based on community appreciation, you can’t farm it or demand it. The better and more valuable your contributions, the more likely you are to earn gold over time.

If you consistently earn a lot of gold and karma, you may also qualify for Reddit’s Contributor Program, which offers real-world payouts.

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