Reddit had a record-breaking 2014, despite its controversies

Site saw 71.25 billion page views — equivalent to ten for every person on earth

Monday 05 January 2015 15:25 GMT

Reddit mascots are displayed at the company's headquarters in San Francisco, California (Reuters)

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Reddit broke records for views and posts in 2014, even as it received criticism for its role in controversial social media events like The Fappening and subforums apparently promoting misogyny.

The social sharing site saw 71.25 billion page views and nearly 55 million posts in 2014. There were 535 million comments made on the site, and 3.73 billion link votes.

That was even as the site came under fire for its role in what became known as the Fappening. Reddit users created a subforum devoted to the event, sharing leaked nude pictures of celebrities that had been stolen from their personal accounts. The subreddit was eventually banned but it proved largely ineffectual.