** Shares of social media platform Reddit RDDT.N surge 12.7% to $180.96 in extended trading
** RDDT forecast Q3 revenue in the range of $535 million to $545 million, surpassing Wall Street estimates of $473 million according to data compiled by LSEG
** Co posts Q2 revenue of $500 million, beating analysts' average estimate of $426 million
** YTD stock down 1.4%
(Reporting by Padmanabhan Ananthan)
((Padmanabhan.Ananthan@thomsonreuters.com))