r/FBI↗
Federal Bureau of Investigation
A community for discussing FBI news, careers, and related topics. Not affiliated with the FBI. Don't submit tips here. Instead, visit https://fbi.gov/tips
84k subscribers156 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)110 authors / mosince 2011
r/FBI has 84k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 156 posts a month from 110 people. Top topics: Polygraphs and Lie Detectors, Police Career Advice and Forensic Anthropology Careers.
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Topics and brands on r/FBI
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Polygraphs and Lie Detectors0.8%
- Police Career Advice0.6%
- Forensic Anthropology Careers0.6%
- Internships0.5%
- Ransomware Attacks & Threats0.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- FBI Human Resources Branch
- CBS News
- The Daily Beast
- Yahoo!
- Substack
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