r/codes↗
Codes & ciphers
Hiding data, cracking codes, finding secret messages. This is a place for cipher-cracking challenges, discussions related to cryptography and simple data hiding.
150k subscribers217 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)182 authors / mosince 2011
r/codes has 150k members (+7.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 217 posts a month from 182 people. Top topics: Puzzle Hobbies, Weird YouTube Channels and Puzzle Solving Adventures.
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- Puzzle Hobbies1.1%
- Weird YouTube Channels1.0%
- Puzzle Solving Adventures0.6%
- Book of Bill0.6%
- Legacy Code Refactoring0.5%
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