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OBS: Open Broadcaster Software

Free, open source live streaming and recording software for Windows, macOS and Linux

214k subscribers591 posts / mo in Sep 2026514 authors / mosince 2013

r/obs has 214k members (+9.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 591 posts a month from 514 people. Top topics: GCam Apps, TwitchTips and Fullscreen Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/obs has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.4%in 12 months · +1.9% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026214k
Growing214k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−30%vs Sep 2025 · −8.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026591
QuieterPeaked at 1.5k in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/obs

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. GCam Apps1.8%
  2. TwitchTips0.6%
  3. Fullscreen Issues0.3%
  4. TwitchStreamTips0.3%
  5. Voice Chat Issues0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Twitch
  2. VDO.Ninja
  3. Streamer.bot
  4. NVIDIA
  5. Elgato

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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