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91k subscribers124 posts / mo in Sep 2026112 authors / mosince 2008

r/Database has 91k members (+27% over the last 12 months). It gets about 124 posts a month from 112 people. Top topics: PostgreSQL Database, Oracle & Java Updates and Windows/Linux Integration.

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Size and growth

How r/Database has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+27%in 12 months · +3.2% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202691k
Growing91k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+27%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026124
BusierPeaked at 236 in Jan 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Database

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. PostgreSQL Database12%
  2. Oracle & Java Updates1.7%
  3. Windows/Linux Integration0.9%
  4. BI and Data Analytics0.3%
  5. DevOps & SRE Navigation0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Microsoft
  2. PostgreSQL
  3. Medium
  4. Substack
  5. PlanetScale, Inc

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research