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144k subscribers298 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)206 authors / mosince 2011

r/Xcom has 144k members (+8.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 298 posts a month from 206 people. Top topics: Mission Strategies, Long War Mods and XCOM Games.

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Size and growth

How r/Xcom has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+8.3%in 12 months · +2.0% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026144k
Growing144k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+13%vs Sep 2025 · −2.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026298
BusierPeaked at 687 in Apr 2022
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Xcom

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Mission Strategies6.3%
  2. Long War Mods5.2%
  3. XCOM Games4.7%
  4. Overwatch Tactics4.4%
  5. XCOM Squad Building & Strategy3.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Steamcommunity
  2. OpenXcom
  3. Twitch
  4. mod
  5. Substack

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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