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Reverse Engineering

A moderated community dedicated to all things reverse engineering.

183k subscribers180 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)124 authors / mosince 2008

r/ReverseEngineering has 183k members (+11% over the last 12 months). It gets about 180 posts a month from 124 people. Top topics: Malware Discussions, Windows Security Exploits and WiFi Security & Hacks.

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Size and growth

How r/ReverseEngineering has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+11%in 12 months · +3.1% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026183k
Growing183k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/ReverseEngineering

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+157%vs Sep 2025 · +24% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026180
BusierPeaked at 188 in Aug 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/ReverseEngineering

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Malware Discussions1.8%
  2. Windows Security Exploits1.3%
  3. WiFi Security & Hacks0.7%
  4. Ransomware Attacks & Threats0.7%
  5. Linux Kernel Updates和支持0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Stack Exchange
  2. Medium
  3. Substack
  4. Hex-Rays SA
  5. arXiv.org e-Print archive

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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