r/xkcd↗
/r/xkcd is the subreddit for the popular webcomic xkcd by Randall Munroe. Come to discuss the comics and other work by Randall with other fans.
186k subscribers48 posts / mo in Sep 202639 authors / mosince 2008
r/xkcd has 186k members (+8.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 48 posts a month from 39 people. Top topics: Comic Humor, Browser Extensions and Drunk Comics.
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Topics and brands on r/xkcd
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Comic Humor1.5%
- Browser Extensions0.5%
- Drunk Comics0.2%
- Programmer Humor0.2%
- Comic Pages0.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Wikimedia
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- arXiv.org e-Print archive
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