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47k subscribers554 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)447 authors / mosince 2010

r/datacenter has 47k members (+59% over the last 12 months). It gets about 554 posts a month from 447 people. Top topics: Data Center Energy & AI, Amazon SDE Interviews and Tech Company Internships & Interviews.

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Size and growth

How r/datacenter has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+59%in 12 months · +11% in 3 months · +2.8% in 1 month
Oct 202646k
Growing46k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+143%vs Sep 2025 · +17% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026554
BusierPeaked at 571 in Aug 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/datacenter

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Data Center Energy & AI3.0%
  2. Amazon SDE Interviews1.6%
  3. Tech Company Internships & Interviews1.3%
  4. Data Centers1.2%
  5. Home Server Setup1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Amazon
  2. LinkedIn
  3. Schneider Electric
  4. Microsoft
  5. Datacentermap

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