r/programming↗
Computer Programming
6.9M subscribers835 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)600 authors / mosince 2006
r/programming has 6.9M members (+2.1% over the last 12 months). It gets about 835 posts a month from 600 people. Top topics: Programmer Profiles, Programming Languages and Developer Life.
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How r/programming has grown
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Topics and brands on r/programming
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Programmer Profiles1.5%
- Programming Languages1.4%
- Developer Life1.0%
- Git Commands & Practices0.8%
- PostgreSQL Database0.8%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Medium
- Substack
- Microsoft
- xkcd
Everything else about r/programming
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