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Hitchhiking and any other vagabond traveler-related stuff

Good information for the nomadic vagabonds out there. Not just limited to hitchhiking. Trainhopping, destinations, stories, etc. also welcome. ONLY RULE: NO ASKING FOR LIFTS. Consult these resources before asking a question: Hitchwiki https://hitchwiki.org/en/Main_Page

29k subscribers98 posts / mo in Sep 202680 authors / mosince 2008

r/hitchhiking has 29k members (+17% over the last 12 months). It gets about 98 posts a month from 80 people. Top topics: Balkan Travels, Public Transportation and Rideshare and Winnipeg Attractions.

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Size and growth

How r/hitchhiking has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+17%in 12 months · +3.1% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202629k
Growing29k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+10%vs Sep 2025 · −6.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202698
BusierPeaked at 138 in Aug 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/hitchhiking

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Balkan Travels2.2%
  2. Public Transportation and Rideshare0.6%
  3. Winnipeg Attractions0.3%
  4. Solo Traveling0.2%
  5. Southern California Trips0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Neocities
  2. GraphHopper Directions API
  3. Fetch
  4. Substack
  5. OpenStreetMap

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