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Cape Town

Howzit? Welcome to r/capetown! The subreddit for Cape Town, South Africa

143k subscribers767 posts / mo in Sep 2026590 authors / mosince 2009

r/capetown has 143k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 767 posts a month from 590 people. Top topics: International Students in Netherlands, African Safaris & Landscapes and Make Friends.

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Size and growth

How r/capetown has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +3.0% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026142k
Growing142k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−0.9%vs Sep 2025 · +1.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026767
QuieterPeaked at 1.1k in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/capetown

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. International Students in Netherlands0.4%
  2. African Safaris & Landscapes0.3%
  3. Make Friends0.2%
  4. Living in Astoria Area0.2%
  5. Reddit Meets0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Daily Maverick
  2. GroundUp
  3. Booking
  4. EWN
  5. Meetup

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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