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The subreddit for the C programming language

242k subscribers246 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)198 authors / mosince 2008

r/C_Programming has 242k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 246 posts a month from 198 people. Top topics: Learning Resources, Programming Languages and IDEs and Editors.

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Size and growth

How r/C_Programming has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +2.9% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 2026241k
Growing241k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−40%vs Sep 2025 · −16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026246
QuieterPeaked at 581 in Oct 2021
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/C_Programming

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Learning Resources16%
  2. Programming Languages2.1%
  3. IDEs and Editors1.3%
  4. Learning Resources0.7%
  5. Rust Ownership and Lifetimes0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Reddit Help
  2. cppreference
  3. GNU Project
  4. Microsoft
  5. Stack Overflow

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