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Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

News and discussion about the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, popularly known as "Metro". Join our discord for some reason, or don't. I'm a text box, not a cop. https://discord.gg/GuY3NYpsXB

27k subscribers367 posts / mo in Sep 2026288 authors / mosince 2016

r/WMATA has 27k members (+62% over the last 12 months). It gets about 367 posts a month from 288 people. Top topics: Red Line Delays, Metro Service Updates and Metro Transit Lines.

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How r/WMATA has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+62%in 12 months · +11% in 3 months · +2.3% in 1 month
Oct 202627k
Growing27k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+77%vs Sep 2025 · +39% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026367
BusierPeaked at 377 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/WMATA

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Red Line Delays4.0%
  2. Metro Service Updates1.7%
  3. Metro Transit Lines1.5%
  4. Train Lines & Stations1.1%
  5. Metro Stations & Lines0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. WJLA
  2. wusa9
  3. Bluesky Social
  4. NBC4 Washington
  5. WTOP News

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