r/lightningnetwork↗
The Bitcoin Lightning Network
Welcome to the #1🥇 subreddit for Lightning Network discussions for over 10 years straight!
35k subscribers27 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~4% by known bots)21 authors / mosince 2015
r/lightningnetwork has 35k members (+8.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 27 posts a month from 21 people. Top topics: Lightning Network Discussion, Bitcoin Lightning Network and Lightning Network Tech.
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- Lightning Network Discussion19%
- Bitcoin Lightning Network16%
- Lightning Network Tech12%
- Node Setup and Running6.2%
- Unconfirmed Transactions0.7%
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