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r/chiptunes↗

The place on Reddit for Chiptune music!

A community dedicated to music that gets the most out of the least. Music in the style of old games, eg, C64, Atari, NES, Gameboy, Sega Genesis, Adlib, OPM, MOD, etc.

49k subscribers174 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)118 authors / mosince 2008

r/chiptunes has 49k members (+8.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 174 posts a month from 118 people. Top topics: New Tracks, SEGA Classics and Video Game Covers.

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Size and growth

How r/chiptunes has grown

r/chiptunes

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+8.8%in 12 months · +2.5% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202649k
Growing49k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/chiptunes

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+29%vs Sep 2025 · −3.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026174
BusierPeaked at 278 in Dec 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/chiptunes

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. New Tracks0.7%
  2. SEGA Classics0.6%
  3. Video Game Covers0.5%
  4. New Releases0.5%
  5. 8-Bit Games & Demos0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. SoundCloud
  2. Spotify
  3. itch
  4. Neocities
  5. BeepBox

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