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89k subscribers154 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)137 authors / mosince 2011

r/cade has 89k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 154 posts a month from 137 people. Top topics: ArcadeCabinets, ArcadeControls and ArcadeCabinetBuilds.

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Size and growth

How r/cade has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+15%in 12 months · +2.5% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 202689k
Growing89k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/cade

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−25%vs Sep 2025 · −16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026154
QuieterPeaked at 346 in Jul 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/cade

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. ArcadeCabinets7.7%
  2. ArcadeControls3.3%
  3. ArcadeCabinetBuilds3.0%
  4. Arcade Builds2.2%
  5. Pac-Man Arcades & Games1.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Museum of the Game
  2. MakerWorld
  3. Aliexpress
  4. eBay
  5. Instructables

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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