r/bayarea↗
San Francisco Bay Area
All the best things to do, to see, and discuss in the San Francisco Bay Area!
843k subscribers2,329 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)1,758 authors / mosince 2008
r/bayarea has 843k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,329 posts a month from 1,758 people. Top topics: Bay Area Moves, California Housing Crisis and Things to Do.
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Topics and brands on r/bayarea
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Bay Area Moves1.9%
- California Housing Crisis1.0%
- Things to Do0.7%
- County COVID Updates0.6%
- Crime and Robberies0.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- San Francisco Chronicle
- KQED Inc
- The Mercury News
- ABC7 San Francisco
- The San Francisco Standard
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