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The best place to discuss, find, and share freeware!

1.8k subscribers1 posts / mo in Aug 20261 authors / mosince 2009

r/freeware has 1.8k members. It gets about 1 posts a month from 1 people. Top topics: Music Players, Mobile Apps & Platforms and Ransomware Attacks & Threats.

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Size and growth

How r/freeware has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.3%since May 2026 · +0.7% in 1 month
Sep 20261.8k
Growing1.8k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Jan 2009)
Live · through Sep 2026
r/freeware

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−50%vs Aug 2025
Aug 20261
QuieterPeaked at 11 in Nov 2021
Data through Aug 2026

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/freeware

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Music Players1.9%
  2. Mobile Apps & Platforms1.4%
  3. Ransomware Attacks & Threats1.4%
  4. Free Apps Deals0.9%
  5. Jurassic Games0.9%

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Timing and removals

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