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General Data Protection Regulation

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect 25 May 2018. Ask questions about the GDPR, discuss and share resources about the GDPR, and learn about best-practices regarding personal data and data privacy. Related laws like ePrivacy or UK GDPR are also in scope.

26k subscribers111 posts / mo in Sep 202696 authors / mosince 2016

r/gdpr has 26k members (+30% over the last 12 months). It gets about 111 posts a month from 96 people. Top topics: Google Privacy Tracking, Privacy Online and Tech Privacy Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/gdpr has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+30%in 12 months · +6.7% in 3 months · +3.9% in 1 month
Oct 202626k
Growing26k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−3.5%vs Sep 2025 · −9.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026111
QuieterPeaked at 150 in Sep 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/gdpr

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Google Privacy Tracking1.5%
  2. Privacy Online0.8%
  3. Tech Privacy Issues0.6%
  4. Work Emails0.3%
  5. Android Privacy & Security0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Information Commissioner's Office
  2. European Union
  3. LinkedIn
  4. iubenda
  5. ChatGPT

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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