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A community to talk about macOS, the operating system powering Apple's Macintosh computers.

653k subscribers2,567 posts / mo in Sep 20262,108 authors / mosince 2010

r/MacOS has 653k members (+36% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,567 posts a month from 2,108 people. Top topics: macOS Beta Updates, Mobile Browser Issues and MacOS Big Sur Installation & Compatibility.

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Size and growth

How r/MacOS has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+36%in 12 months · +6.6% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026651k
Growing651k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/MacOS

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−33%vs Sep 2025 · −2.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.6k
QuieterPeaked at 3.8k in Sep 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/MacOS

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. macOS Beta Updates4.0%
  2. Mobile Browser Issues2.0%
  3. MacOS Big Sur Installation & Compatibility1.9%
  4. MacOS Setup & Customization1.7%
  5. MacBook Screen Issues1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. MacRumors
  2. Macworld
  3. Osxdaily
  4. Mr. Macintosh
  5. Macresearch

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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