Reddit CEO Steve Huffman speaks at a conference
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is about to bring the social-media forum public.
  • The "front page of the internet" is finally ready to go public.
  • Reddit shares start trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday.
  • Here's what you need to know about its IPO as it targets a $6.4 billion valuation.

Reddit might have been self-anointed the "front page of the internet" almost two decades ago, but its time to face the public has just arrived.