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r/washingtondc↗

District of Columbia

A subreddit for those living in and visiting Washington, DC and the immediate surrounding area. The humidity will pass, and remember: stand on the right, walk on the left.

542k subscribers2,225 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)1,805 authors / mosince 2008

r/washingtondc has 542k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,225 posts a month from 1,805 people. Top topics: Weekend Activities and Events, Moving to Baltimore Area and Washington DC Area.

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Size and growth

How r/washingtondc has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+15%in 12 months · +2.8% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026542k
Growing542k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−7.7%vs Sep 2025 · −2.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.2k
QuieterPeaked at 3.8k in Aug 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/washingtondc

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Weekend Activities and Events0.8%
  2. Moving to Baltimore Area0.7%
  3. Washington DC Area0.6%
  4. Commute and Living in NOVA0.5%
  5. DC Crime and Police Issues0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. National Park Service
  2. MLB
  3. Union Market DC
  4. ParkMobile
  5. SpotHero

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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