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231k subscribers209 posts / mo in Sep 2026160 authors / mosince 2009

r/usenet has 231k members. It gets about 209 posts a month from 160 people. Top topics: Usenet Download Managers & Tools, Usenet Providers & Advice and Usenet Indexers.

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Size and growth

How r/usenet has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.8%since May 2026 · +3.8% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026230k
Growing230k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Mar 2009)
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+85%vs Sep 2025 · +16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026209
BusierPeaked at 462 in Nov 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/usenet

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Usenet Download Managers & Tools16%
  2. Usenet Providers & Advice15%
  3. Usenet Indexers13%
  4. SonarrRadarrDockerSetup1.7%
  5. Sonarr & Indexing Issues1.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Reddit Help
  2. TRaSH Guides
  3. Servarr
  4. Speedtest
  5. Docker

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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