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I saw a car. I took a picture of it.

People often see rare or interesting vehicles that brighten their otherwise dreary days. And what a better way to express that than to share a picture of it with complete strangers? (Motorbikes welcomed!)

360k subscribers1,425 posts / mo in Sep 2026944 authors / mosince 2012

r/spotted has 360k members (+11% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,425 posts a month from 944 people. Top topics: Porsche Spottings, Ferrari Spotlights and Nissan Skyline & GTR Spots.

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Size and growth

How r/spotted has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+11%in 12 months · +2.2% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026359k
Growing359k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−29%vs Sep 2025 · −7.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.4k
QuieterPeaked at 3.9k in May 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/spotted

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Porsche Spottings1.7%
  2. Ferrari Spotlights1.3%
  3. Nissan Skyline & GTR Spots1.3%
  4. UK Car Spottings1.3%
  5. Porsche Spottings1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. GIPHY
  2. Bring a Trailer
  3. ECR - Exclusive Caregistry
  4. Top Gear
  5. Jalopnik

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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