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r/learnprogramming

Updated Aug 11

A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!).

Members

4,397,689

4.4M

Posts per day

3.0

Comments per post

no sample yet

Growth · 7d

+0.0%

+1.7K members · ≈5d

Growth · 30d

not enough history yet

Promo tolerance

high

read the sidebar rules first

Tracking since Aug 6 · growth spans are the real distance between snapshots, not rounded windows.

Member growth

Tracking since Aug 6 — growth charts appear after a week of history.

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r/learnprogramming — frequently asked

How many members does r/learnprogramming have?

r/learnprogramming has 4,397,689 members as of our most recent crawl on Aug 11. Prowlo re-checks tracked communities on a rolling schedule, so this figure moves rather than sitting frozen at whatever it was when a scraper last ran.

Is r/learnprogramming growing?

We don't have 30 days of snapshot history for r/learnprogramming yet, so we're not going to invent a growth number. We've been tracking it since Aug 6; the chart fills in as history accumulates.

How active is r/learnprogramming?

Around 3.0 posts per day. Posting rate matters more than subscriber count when you're deciding where to spend your time — it determines how long your comment stays visible.

Can I promote my product in r/learnprogramming?

Our read on r/learnprogramming is high promo tolerance. It has a promo-friendly culture or a dedicated thread, but that still means being useful first. Always read the sidebar rules before you post; moderator enforcement is the thing that actually decides.

How do I monitor r/learnprogramming for mentions?

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r/learnprogramming Stats 2026: Members, Growth & Activity