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European Space Agency

r/esa provides the latest news, events, mission facts and a platform for discussion about ESA, the European Space Agency, and its projects. Please keep your posts related to the subject of space and/or ESA.

40k subscribers73 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)38 authors / mosince 2012

r/esa has 40k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 73 posts a month from 38 people. Top topics: Weather Satellites, Space Exploration Engineering and Rosetta Comet Mission.

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Size and growth

How r/esa has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +4.6% in 3 months
Oct 202640k
Growing40k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+128%vs Sep 2025 · +32% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202673
BusierPeaked at 100 in Mar 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/esa

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Weather Satellites2.3%
  2. Space Exploration Engineering1.6%
  3. Rosetta Comet Mission0.9%
  4. Moon Exploration & Development0.8%
  5. Satellite Technology & Launch Updates0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. European Space Agency
  2. NASA
  3. LinkedIn
  4. Bluesky Social
  5. Space

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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