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Ask Vancouver - A place to ask questions about the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia

Need to know something about Vancouver? Need travel tips? Need to find a hairdresser? Want to know the best sushi in Chinatown? This is your place!

80k subscribers1,671 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,398 authors / mosince 2014

r/askvan has 80k members (+75% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,671 posts a month from 1,398 people. Top topics: Moving to Cities in Canada, Winnipeg Attractions and Making Friends.

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Size and growth

How r/askvan has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+75%in 12 months · +10% in 3 months · +2.8% in 1 month
Oct 202680k
Growing80k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−5.9%vs Sep 2025 · −0.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.7k
QuieterPeaked at 2k in Aug 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/askvan

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Moving to Cities in Canada3.4%
  2. Winnipeg Attractions3.3%
  3. Making Friends1.7%
  4. Nightlife Bars & Clubs0.8%
  5. Vancouver_and_Sunsets0.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Reddit Help
  2. CBC
  3. Canada
  4. TransLink
  5. WorkBC

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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