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r/washdc↗

Washington, D.C.

The subreddit for discussions, updates, and everything related to Washington, D.C. From local news and events to metro, food, and community life—this is the go-to space for all things DC.

93k subscribers287 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)204 authors / mosince 2021

r/washdc has 93k members (+26% over the last 12 months). It gets about 287 posts a month from 204 people. Top topics: Weekend Activities and Events, Moving to Baltimore Area and Crime and Robberies.

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Size and growth

How r/washdc has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+26%in 12 months · +2.9% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 202692k
Growing92k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Jul 2021)
Live · through Oct 2026
r/washdc

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−42%vs Sep 2025 · −17% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026287
QuieterPeaked at 752 in Aug 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/washdc

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Weekend Activities and Events1.7%
  2. Moving to Baltimore Area1.6%
  3. Crime and Robberies1.5%
  4. DC Crime and Police Issues1.4%
  5. Teen Crime Incidents1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. DC News Now
  2. wusa9
  3. WJLA
  4. NBC4 Washington
  5. WTOP News

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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