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Berkeley

A subreddit for the community of UC Berkeley as well as the surrounding City of Berkeley, California.

185k subscribers1,238 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)795 authors / mosince 2008

r/berkeley has 185k members (+10% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,238 posts a month from 795 people. Top topics: Computer Science Courses, UC Schools & Admissions and Campus Arrests and Protests.

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Size and growth

How r/berkeley has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+10%in 12 months · +1.8% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026185k
Growing185k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−33%vs Sep 2025 · −28% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.2k
QuieterPeaked at 3.4k 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/berkeley

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Computer Science Courses2.3%
  2. UC Schools & Admissions1.8%
  3. Campus Arrests and Protests1.0%
  4. Student Housing Crisis1.0%
  5. Exams & Midterms1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. dailycal.org
  2. The Berkeley Scanner
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
  4. ASSIST
  5. Berkeleytime

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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