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The Access Control Community of Reddit!

Welcome to r/accesscontrol, Reddit's one-stop shop for everything relating to access control systems and security systems in general. Feel free to talk shop, share pictures of your work, share any advice and ask any questions to get you out of trouble!

23k subscribers154 posts / mo in Sep 2026138 authors / mosince 2011

r/accesscontrol has 23k members (+42% over the last 12 months). It gets about 154 posts a month from 138 people. Top topics: Smart Door Locks, Airflow Panels and Door Organization & Maintenance.

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Size and growth

How r/accesscontrol has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+42%in 12 months · +6.8% in 3 months · +3.2% in 1 month
Oct 202623k
Growing23k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−15%vs Sep 2025 · +0.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026154
QuieterPeaked at 305 in Mar 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/accesscontrol

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Smart Door Locks2.4%
  2. Airflow Panels1.4%
  3. Door Organization & Maintenance1.2%
  4. Firewall Comparisons1.0%
  5. Security Jobs and Stories0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. HID Global
  2. Alarm.com, Inc.
  3. Ubiquiti
  4. LinkedIn
  5. Avigilon

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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