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r/socal↗

News Relevant to Southern California

99k subscribers244 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)176 authors / mosince 2010

r/socal has 99k members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 244 posts a month from 176 people. Top topics: San Diego Moves, Moving to OC/Areas and California Weather Variability.

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Size and growth

How r/socal has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%in 12 months · +5.1% in 3 months · +2.0% in 1 month
Oct 202699k
Growing99k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+4.7%vs Sep 2025 · −14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026244
BusierPeaked at 316 in Aug 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/socal

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. San Diego Moves2.0%
  2. Moving to OC/Areas1.3%
  3. California Weather Variability1.1%
  4. Things to Do0.9%
  5. Southern California Trips0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Los Angeles Times
  2. ABC7 Los Angeles
  3. Politico
  4. Yahoo!
  5. CBS News

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