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SF East Bay

The East Bay is the eastern region of the San Francisco Bay Area and includes cities along the eastern shores of the San Francisco Bay and San Pablo Bay. The region has grown to include inland communities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. With a population of roughly 2.5 million in 2010, it is the most populous subregion in the Bay Area.

80k subscribers337 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)234 authors / mosince 2010

r/eastbay has 80k members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 337 posts a month from 234 people. Top topics: Bay Area Moves, Oakland Politics & Police and Things to Do.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%in 12 months · +4.9% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202680k
Growing80k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+29%vs Sep 2025 · +8.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026337
BusierPeaked at 416 in Jul 2026
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Bay Area Moves2.5%
  2. Oakland Politics & Police1.0%
  3. Things to Do0.8%
  4. Hamilton Restaurants0.7%
  5. Make Friends0.6%

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