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r/citypop↗

Japanese City Pop: 1980s urban driving music

A subreddit for City Pop, a Japanese style of popular music originating in the 1980s.

96k subscribers302 posts / mo in Sep 2026187 authors / mosince 2014

r/citypop has 96k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 302 posts a month from 187 people. Top topics: City Pop Playlist, Japanese CDs/Vinyl and Anime Soundtracks & Themes.

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Size and growth

How r/citypop has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+18%in 12 months · +2.5% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 202695k
Growing95k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+17%vs Sep 2025 · −21% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026302
BusierPeaked at 476 in May 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/citypop

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. City Pop Playlist12%
  2. Japanese CDs/Vinyl2.6%
  3. Anime Soundtracks & Themes2.4%
  4. New Releases & Albums1.5%
  5. Japan Pop Concerts1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Spotify
  2. Discogs
  3. Apple
  4. Mixcloud
  5. SoundCloud

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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