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C++ is a high-level, general-purpose programming language first released in 1985. Modern C++ has object-oriented, generic, and functional features, in addition to facilities for low-level memory manipulation.

61k subscribers72 posts / mo in Sep 202660 authors / mosince 2008

r/Cplusplus has 61k members (+19% over the last 12 months). It gets about 72 posts a month from 60 people. Top topics: Learning C++ Programming Projects, Programming Languages and IDEs and Editors.

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Size and growth

How r/Cplusplus has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+19%in 12 months · +3.3% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202661k
Growing61k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−27%vs Sep 2025 · +13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202672
QuieterPeaked at 197 in Oct 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Cplusplus

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Learning C++ Programming Projects17%
  2. Programming Languages13%
  3. IDEs and Editors2.4%
  4. Cpp Conferences and Talks0.9%
  5. Programming Languages Performance Comparisons0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Learn C++
  2. cppreference
  3. Medium
  4. Stack Overflow
  5. Microsoft

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