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espresso: strong, potent coffee news for strong, potent coffee lovers.

The place to discuss the beans, brewing, and tools used to make the style of coffee known as "espresso", and all the forms it takes. New to espresso? Check out our "Brewing Basics" guide and Frequently Asked Questions in our wiki and linked in the sidebar!

1M subscribers3,239 posts / mo in Sep 20262,009 authors / mosince 2010

r/espresso has 1M members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 3,239 posts a month from 2,009 people. Top topics: Espresso Machines, Coffee Machines Setup and Gaggia Classic Espresso Machines.

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Size and growth

How r/espresso has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+12%in 12 months · +2.0% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 20261M
Growing1M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−22%vs Sep 2025 · −6.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20263.2k
QuieterPeaked at 6.3k in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/espresso

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Espresso Machines3.8%
  2. Coffee Machines Setup3.7%
  3. Gaggia Classic Espresso Machines3.0%
  4. Espresso Morning2.8%
  5. Espresso Machines2.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Espresso Aficionados
  2. Coffeegeek
  3. Home-Barista
  4. etsy
  5. Whole Latte Love

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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