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68k subscribers46 posts / mo in Sep 202636 authors / mosince 2012

r/programmingcirclejerk has 68k members (+9.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 46 posts a month from 36 people. Top topics: Programmer Profiles, JavaScript Programming and RustProgrammingCommunity.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.5%in 12 months · +1.7% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 202668k
Growing68k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−23%vs Sep 2025 · +47% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202646
QuieterPeaked at 318 in Dec 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/programmingcirclejerk

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Programmer Profiles2.1%
  2. JavaScript Programming1.9%
  3. RustProgrammingCommunity1.8%
  4. RustServerCode1.8%
  5. Haskell Programming1.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Y Combinator
  2. Lobsters
  3. The Linux Kernel Archives
  4. arXiv.org e-Print archive
  5. Medium

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