r/OSINT↗
Open Source Intelligence
Welcome to the Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Community on Reddit. This is a platform for members and visitors to explore and learn about OSINT, including various tactics and tools. We encourage discussions on all aspects of OSINT, but we must emphasize an important rule: do not use this community to "investigate or target" individuals.
253k subscribers236 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)203 authors / mosince 2008
r/OSINT has 253k members (+24% over the last 12 months). It gets about 236 posts a month from 203 people. Top topics: Email Privacy & Security, Search Engines & Privacy and Instagram Updates & Issues.
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Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Email Privacy & Security0.9%
- Search Engines & Privacy0.5%
- Instagram Updates & Issues0.5%
- Weather Satellites0.4%
- Data Breaches0.3%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Substack
- start.me BV
- bellingcat
- Medium
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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