Members
6,870,088
Weekly
↗ +0.04%
Best Programming Subreddits
Largest communities first, with fastest-growing subreddits highlighted separately.
Best Programming Reddit Communities
This guide highlights the largest and fastest-growing programming subreddits for developers, students, and software teams. FreeSubStats tracks 218 Programming & Development communities with 72,042,168 combined members, so the list uses live subreddit analytics instead of a static editorial snapshot.
Programming & Development subreddits show ↗ +0.30% average daily growth and ↗ +1.10% average weekly growth. Net tracked movement is +50,583 members today and +180,732 members this week.
For the full sortable directory, open the Programming & Development subreddit analytics page.
How This List Is Built
Largest programming subreddits are ranked by current member count
Fastest-growing communities are highlighted separately by weekly growth rate
Each entry links to a live analytics page with history, related subreddits, and current stats
Programming Subreddit Snapshot
Tracked Subreddits
218
Total Members
72,042,168
Daily Growth
↗ +0.30%
Weekly Growth
↗ +1.10%
Largest Programming Subreddits
Members
4,704,895
Weekly
↗ +0.07%
#3
r/
r/learnprogramming
A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!).
Members
4,351,685
Weekly
↗ +0.08%
#4
r/compsci
Computer Science Theory and Application. We share and discuss any content that computer scientists find interesting. People from all walks of life welcome, including hackers, hobbyists, professionals, and academics.
Members
3,985,795
Weekly
↗ +0.01%
#5
r/webdev
A community dedicated to all things web development: both front-end and back-end. For more design-related questions, try /r/web_design.
Members
3,233,431
Weekly
↗ +0.16%
Members
3,110,541
Weekly
↗ +0.02%
#7
r/hacking
A subreddit dedicated to hacking and hackers. Constructive collaboration and learning about exploits, industry standards, grey and white hat hacking, new hardware and software hacking technology, sharing ideas and suggestions for small business and personal security.
Members
2,946,874
Weekly
↗ +0.12%
#8
r/javascript
Chat about javascript and javascript related projects. Yes, typescript counts. Please keep self promotion to a minimum/reasonable level.
Members
2,432,913
Weekly
↗ +0.04%
#9
r/cscareerquestions
CSCareerQuestions is a community for those who are in the process of entering or are already part of the computer science field. Our goal is to help navigate and share challenges of the industry and strategies to be successful .
Members
2,341,904
Weekly
↗ +0.11%
#10
r/gamedev
The subreddit covers various game development aspects, including programming, design, writing, art, game jams, postmortems, and marketing. It serves as a hub for game creators to discuss and share their insights, experiences, and expertise in the industry.
Members
2,006,898
Weekly
↗ +0.15%