r/golang

Updated 2026-10-24

r/golang is a Communities & Discussion community on Reddit with 369,463 members, ranking #355 of 6,870 in Communities & Discussion. Ask questions and post articles about the Go programming language and related tools, events etc.

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How big is r/golang?

Created in 2009, r/golang has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Communities & Discussion it ranks #355 of 6,870 communities we track — the top 5.2% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 121× the median Communities & Discussion subreddit, which has 3,056 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.

For scale, the largest Communities & Discussion community we track is r/AskReddit with 59,202,832 members — roughly 160 times the size of r/golang. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2009 sits in the early wave of community building on the platform. Subscriber counts indicate reach, not activity — a large community can be quiet, and a smaller one busy. Open r/golang on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.

Members369,463
CategoryCommunities & Discussion
Rank in category#355 of 6,870
Created2009
Category median size3,056 members
Content ratingWork-safe (SFW)

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