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r/NPR↗

For all fans of public radio, this is a community designed to showcase really good radio stories -- and the people who make them. All public radio fans welcome.

272k subscribers242 posts / mo in Sep 202673 authors / mosince 2008

r/NPR has 272k members (+2.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 242 posts a month from 73 people. Top topics: Radio Stations, Podcast Platforms & News and Radio Stations & Listening.

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Size and growth

How r/NPR has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+2.5%in 12 months · +0.5% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 2026272k
Growing272k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−42%vs Sep 2025 · −27% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026242
QuieterPeaked at 602 in Feb 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/NPR

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Radio Stations0.4%
  2. Podcast Platforms & News0.3%
  3. Radio Stations & Listening0.2%
  4. Podcast Episodes0.2%
  5. Podcast Episodes0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. WNYC Studios
  2. WBUR
  3. KOSU
  4. MPR News
  5. ProPublica

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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