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Demanding, but definitely doable. Social, but educational. A focused topic, but broadly applicable skills. CS50 is the quintessential Harvard (and Oxford!) course.

140k subscribers172 posts / mo in Sep 2026136 authors / mosince 2010

r/cs50 has 140k members (+10% over the last 12 months). It gets about 172 posts a month from 136 people. Top topics: Learning Resources, Python Programming and Coding Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/cs50 has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+10%in 12 months · +1.9% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026140k
Growing140k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−43%vs Sep 2025 · +12% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026172
QuieterPeaked at 707 in Aug 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/cs50

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Learning Resources2.3%
  2. Python Programming0.8%
  3. Coding Issues0.5%
  4. Lecture Videos & Downloads0.4%
  5. Learning Resources0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  2. edX
  3. Atlassian
  4. W3Schools Online Web Tutorials
  5. Python

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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