How the programming communities compare
Membership is concentrated: the three largest communities hold 72% of all members on this list, so most of the programming conversation happens in a handful of places. Size and activity don't line up perfectly: r/programming has the most members, but r/gamedev gets the most new posts (about 70 a day, against 24 in r/programming). Per member, the liveliest is r/ProgrammingBuddies: 15 posts a day from 65.6K members — a smaller crowd, but an engaged one. Among the communities we track weekly, r/gamedev grew fastest recently (+0.16%, +3.4K members since Oct 19). The oldest is r/programming, founded in 2006, and only one community here is younger than five years: r/ChatGPTCoding (2022).
The 18 biggest programming subreddits
r/programming 6,930,562 members · ~24 posts/day · +2.6K since Oct 19 · since 2006Computer Programming
r/ProgrammerHumor 4,773,368 members · ~36 posts/day · +2.8K since Oct 19 · since 2012For anything funny related to programming and software development.
r/learnprogramming 4,425,090 members · ~38 posts/day · +2.9K since Oct 19 · since 2009A subreddit for all questions related to programming in any programming language (Contributions are only allowed in English!).
- Gr/gamedev ↗ 2,078,359 members · ~70 posts/day · +3.4K since Oct 19 · since 2008
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…
- Pr/Python ↗ 1,519,967 members · ~18 posts/day · +1.8K since Oct 19 · since 2008
The official Python community for Reddit! Stay up to date with the latest news, packages, and meta information relating to the Python programming language. --- If you have questions or are new to Python use r/LearnPython
- Cr/coding ↗ 602,729 members · ~3.1 posts/day · since 2009
Fuck /u/spez.
- Pr/programminghorror ↗ 363,011 members · ~1.6 posts/day · since 2012
Share strange or straight-up awful code.
- Rr/rust ↗ 333,805 members · ~53 posts/day · since 2010
A place for all things related to the Rust programming language—an open-source systems language that emphasizes performance, reliability, and productivity.
- Cr/ChatGPTCoding ↗ 212,573 members · ~18 posts/day · since 2022
Welcome to our community! This subreddit focuses on the coding side of ChatGPT - from interactions you've had with it, to tips on using it, to posting full blown creations! Make sure to read our rules before posting!
- Cr/C_Programming ↗ 184,633 members · ~6.9 posts/day · since 2008
The subreddit for the C programming language
- Ar/AskProgramming ↗ 163,738 members · ~6.1 posts/day · since 2011
Ask questions about programming.
- Ir/iOSProgramming ↗ 155,066 members · ~26 posts/day · since 2010
A subreddit to discuss, share articles, code samples, open source projects and anything else related to iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, or visionOS development.
- Pr/ProgrammingLanguages ↗ 107,558 members · ~6.4 posts/day · since 2008
This subreddit is dedicated to the theory, design and implementation of programming languages.
- Sr/shittyprogramming ↗ 103,172 members · ~0.7 posts/day · since 2012
r/ShittyProgramming is participating in the Reddit blackout begging June 12th to protest the planned API changes that will kill third party apps. More here: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/10/23756476/ & https://archive.is/RtZdp.…
- Cr/CodingHelp ↗ 83,142 members · ~3.3 posts/day · since 2015
Join our discord server: https://discord.gg/r-codinghelp-359760149683896320
- Hr/haskell ↗ 81,743 members · ~1.9 posts/day · since 2008
The Haskell programming language community. Daily news and info about all things Haskell related: practical stuff, theory, types, libraries, jobs, patches, releases, events and conferences and more...
- Pr/programminghumor ↗ 74,672 members · ~6.4 posts/day · since 2012
Programming Humor
- Pr/ProgrammingBuddies ↗ 65,602 members · ~15 posts/day · since 2014
A place for people to group up to learn and teach programming to each other.
Choosing where to post
For beginner questions, r/learnprogramming is the natural first stop — it exists for advice, and roughly 38 new threads a day keep it moving. Competition for attention differs a lot: r/programming has 6.9M members but only about 24 new posts a day — roughly one new post for every 285.2K members — while r/gamedev gets about 70 a day, one for every 29.5K. A strong, well-made post therefore has more room to be seen in r/programming; r/gamedev is better when you want quick replies. Jokes and memes have their own homes in r/ProgrammerHumor and r/programminghumor; the serious communities tend to remove them, so keep the two apart. Rule sets vary: of the communities we have rules for, r/learnprogramming lists 13, against 5 in r/programming, so a post that is fine in one can be removed in another.
Big subreddits give a post the widest audience, but they also bury it quickly; the mid-sized communities on this list are usually friendlier for questions and first posts. Always read the rules in the sidebar first — each community is run by its own volunteer moderators. Our guide to searching Reddit explains how to dig through any of these communities, and the subreddit info tool gives you the stats of one we don't list.
Frequently asked questions
Which programming subreddit has the most members?
r/programming is the largest, with 6,930,562 members, followed by r/ProgrammerHumor (4.8M) and r/learnprogramming (4.4M).
Where are the most new programming posts?
By new posts per day, r/gamedev leads with about 70, ahead of r/rust (53). Counts are averages over the last seven days.
Which programming subreddit is best for questions?
r/learnprogramming is the one built around questions and advice, with about 38 new posts a day. Check its rules and search it first — common questions have usually been answered.
How many programming communities are on this list?
We list 18 active, safe-for-work programming communities with at least 25,000 members each, 22.3M members in total (people can be in several). Reddit has many smaller ones too; our guide on searching Reddit shows how to find them.
What is the oldest programming subreddit?
r/programming, created on Feb 28, 2006.
Are these programming subreddits safe for work?
Yes. Every community on this page is public and not marked 18+ by Reddit, and we filter out communities whose name or description points to adult content.
Data: Reddit's public subreddit search and the Arctic Shift archive (Oct 30, 2026), growth from SubMouse's weekly snapshots. Member counts of communities outside our Top 1000 come from the archive and can lag a little. Not affiliated with Reddit.