r/oakland↗
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R/Oakland - for and about Oakland w 140K members
158k subscribers614 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)445 authors / mosince 2010
r/oakland has 158k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 614 posts a month from 445 people. Top topics: Oakland Politics & Police, Oakland Housing Permits and Bay Area Moves.
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How r/oakland has grown
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Topics and brands on r/oakland
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Oakland Politics & Police3.9%
- Oakland Housing Permits1.7%
- Bay Area Moves1.3%
- Oakland Maps and Views1.1%
- Oakland Bay Area Food Scene0.8%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- San Francisco Chronicle
- KQED Inc
- Eventbrite
- KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco
- Substack
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