r/java
r/java is a Technology & IT community on Reddit with 401,294 members, ranking #70 of 2,569 in Technology & IT. News, Technical discussions, research papers and assorted things of interest related to the Java programming language NO programming help, NO learning Java related questions, NO installing or downloading Java questions, NO JVM languages - Exclusively Java
How big is r/java?
Created in 2008, r/java has had over a decade to grow and is a large community by Reddit standards. Within Technology & IT it ranks #70 of 2,569 communities we track — the top 2.7% of the category by subscriber count. That puts it about 582× the median Technology & IT subreddit, which has 689 members. It is a work-safe community with no 18+ flag on Reddit.
For scale, the largest Technology & IT community we track is r/Futurology with 21,683,866 members — roughly 54 times the size of r/java. Reddit itself launched in 2005, so a subreddit created in 2008 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/java on Reddit to see how often people actually post before deciding whether it is worth joining.
| Members | 401,294 |
|---|---|
| Category | Technology & IT |
| Rank in category | #70 of 2,569 |
| Created | 2008 |
| Category median size | 689 members |
| Content rating | Work-safe (SFW) |
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