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Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level.

2.5M subscribers424 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)293 authors / mosince 2008

r/javascript has 2.5M members (+1.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 424 posts a month from 293 people. Top topics: JavaScript Programming, Learn JavaScript and ReactJS Learning.

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Size and growth

How r/javascript has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.9%in 12 months ยท +0.3% in 3 months ยท +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20262.5M
Growing2.5M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live ยท through Oct 2026
r/javascript

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

โˆ’29%vs Sep 2025 ยท โˆ’31% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026424
QuieterPeaked at 1.4k in Jan 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 ยท October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/javascript

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. JavaScript Programming6.8%
  2. Learn JavaScript3.2%
  3. ReactJS Learning2.3%
  4. Node.js APIs & Hosting1.9%
  5. TypeScriptReactJavaScript1.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. npm
  2. Mozilla
  3. Medium
  4. DEV Community
  5. Microsoft

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