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1.5M subscribers448 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~6% by known bots)353 authors / mosince 2008

r/Python has 1.5M members (+7.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 448 posts a month from 353 people. Top topics: Python Programming, Python Learning Resources and Programming Books.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.9%in 12 months · +1.2% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 20261.5M
Growing1.5M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Python

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−61%vs Sep 2025 · −37% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026448
QuieterPeaked at 2.4k in Jan 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~6% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Python

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Python Programming11%
  2. Python Learning Resources1.5%
  3. Programming Books1.1%
  4. Testing Practices0.5%
  5. Terminal Commands0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Astral: High-performance Python tooling
  2. Real Python
  3. Automate the Boring Stuff with Python
  4. Main
  5. 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