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r/rva↗

Richmond, VA

News, events, and goings-on in and around the Richmond, VA metro area known as RVA. And the well traveled cat that is back at Lowes. And opossums.

215k subscribers1,675 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)1,243 authors / mosince 2008

r/rva has 215k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,675 posts a month from 1,243 people. Top topics: RVA Travel & Moving, Richmond City Issues and Travel and Meetup.

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Size and growth

How r/rva has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+15%in 12 months · +2.8% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026215k
Growing215k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/rva

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−6.9%vs Sep 2025 · −4.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.7k
QuieterPeaked at 3k in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/rva

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. RVA Travel & Moving1.6%
  2. Richmond City Issues1.0%
  3. Travel and Meetup0.9%
  4. Restaurant Picks0.9%
  5. Virginia Schools0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Virginia
  2. CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR
  3. PawBoost
  4. WRIC-TV
  5. Richmond BizSense

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