City Subreddit Participation

How do the 50 biggest American cities stack up on Reddit?

By RON LIZZI - GoOutsideBook.com

 

 

The social news website Reddit has subreddits for many cities. So how do the 50 biggest American cities stack up in terms of the number of subreddit subscribers? Below are the statistics from January 1, 2016, in four tables:

 

 

Population data comes from Wikipedia, which includes details of how certain cities are defined and the source of the population figures. Note that comparing cities by population is always tricky, given the arbitrary nature of boundaries.

 

There were nearly one million subscribers for the 50 city subreddits. The average number of subscribers for those cities was 19,828, and the median was 10,603.

 

Twelve cities had more subscribers than the state with the greatest number of subscribers, /r/Texas at 31,288.

 

Based on the state subreddit participation statistics, it appears that participation in city subreddits in a given state came at the expense of the state's subreddit.

 

The most interesting figures may be the subscribers per capita, which vary greatly. Cities that lead the rankings happen to be those with many technology companies. Seattle easily tops that list, and it also makes an impressive showing in the statistics for NFL team subreddit participation.

 

 

 

SORTED BY CITY

City Population / Rank Subreddit Subscribers / Rank Subscribers per
10,000 Residents / Rank
Albuquerque, NM 557,169 32    /r/albuquerque 4,929 39   88 || 36   
Atlanta, GA 456,002 39    /r/atlanta 31,861 11   699 |||||||||||||| 4   
Austin, TX 912,791 11    /r/austin 49,045 7   537 ||||||||||| 6   
Baltimore, MD 622,793 26    /r/baltimore 16,868 16   271 ||||| 13   
Boston, MA 655,884 24    /r/boston 51,570 6   786 |||||||||||||||| 3   
Charlotte, NC 809,958 17    /r/charlotte 9,065 29   112 || 33   
Chicago, IL 2,722,389 3    /r/chicago 72,963 3   268 ||||| 14   
Cleveland, OH 389,521 48    /r/cleveland 10,924 24   280 |||||| 12   
Colorado Springs, CO 445,830 42    /r/coloradosprings 3,922 43   88 || 37   
Columbus, OH 835,957 15    /r/columbus 14,738 17   176 |||| 23   
Dallas, TX 1,281,047 9    /r/dallas 25,129 15   196 |||| 20   
Denver, CO 663,862 21    /r/denver 30,032 13   452 ||||||||| 8   
Detroit, MI 680,250 18    /r/detroit 14,447 18   212 |||| 15   
El Paso, TX 679,036 19    /r/elpaso 2,039 48   30 | 49   
Fort Worth, TX 812,238 16    /r/fortworth 5,670 38   70 | 43   
Fresno, CA 515,986 34    /r/fresno 2,334 47   45 | 47   
Houston, TX 2,239,558 4    /r/houston 33,742 10   151 ||| 27   
Indianapolis, IN 848,788 14    /r/indianapolis 8,163 34   96 || 35   
Jacksonville, FL 853,382 12    /r/jacksonville 4,604 42   54 | 46   
Kansas City, MO 470,800 37    /r/kansascity 13,947 20   296 |||||| 11   
Las Vegas, NV 613,599 29    /r/vegas 11,452 23   187 |||| 22   
Long Beach, CA 473,577 36    /r/longbeach 3,481 45   74 | 40   
Los Angeles, CA 3,928,864 2    /r/losangeles 61,576 4   157 ||| 26   
Louisville, KY 612,780 30    /r/louisville 8,592 33   140 ||| 30   
Memphis, TN 656,861 23    /r/memphis 4,761 40   72 | 41   
Mesa, AZ 464,704 38    /r/mesaaz 199 50   4   50   
Miami, FL 430,332 44    /r/miami 8,873 30   206 |||| 17   
Milwaukee, WI 599,642 31    /r/milwaukee 8,619 31   144 ||| 29   
Minneapolis, MN 407,207 46    /r/minneapolis 12,163 22   299 |||||| 10   
Nashville, TN 644,014 25    /r/nashville 10,901 25   169 ||| 25   
New Orleans, LA 384,320 50    /r/neworleans 13,994 19   364 ||||||| 9   
New York, NY 8,491,079 1    /r/nyc 89,675 1   106 || 34   
Oakland, CA 413,775 45    /r/oakland 7,268 35   176 |||| 24   
Oklahoma City, OK 620,602 27    /r/okc 3,757 44   61 | 45   
Omaha, NE 446,599 41    /r/omaha 6,498 36   145 ||| 28   
Philadelphia, PA 1,560,297 5    /r/philadelphia 31,305 12   201 |||| 19   
Phoenix, AZ 1,537,058 6    /r/phoenix 13,067 21   85 || 38   
Portland, OR 619,360 28    /r/portland 53,240 5   860 ||||||||||||||||| 2   
Raleigh, NC 439,896 43    /r/raleigh 9,183 28   209 |||| 16   
Sacramento, CA 485,199 35    /r/sacramento 9,895 27   204 |||| 18   
San Antonio, TX 1,436,697 7    /r/sanantonio 10,305 26   72 | 42   
San Diego, CA 1,381,069 8    /r/sandiego 26,162 14   189 |||| 21   
San Francisco, CA 852,469 13    /r/sanfrancisco 47,358 8   556 ||||||||||| 5   
San Jose, CA 1,015,785 10    /r/sanjose 8,599 32   85 || 39   
Seattle, WA 668,342 20    /r/seattle 74,301 2   1,112 |||||||||||||||||||||| 1   
Tucson, AZ 527,972 33    /r/tucson 6,481 37   123 || 31   
Tulsa, OK 399,682 47    /r/tulsa 4,741 41   119 || 32   
Virginia Beach, VA 450,980 40    /r/virginiabeach 1,622 49   36 | 48   
Washington, DC 658,893 22    /r/washingtondc 34,990 9   531 ||||||||||| 7   
Wichita, KS 388,413 49    /r/wichita 2,426 46   62 | 44   

 

 

 

SORTED BY POPULATION

City Population / Rank Subreddit Subscribers / Rank Subscribers per
10,000 Residents / Rank
New York, NY 8,491,079 1    /r/nyc 89,675 1   106 || 34   
Los Angeles, CA 3,928,864 2    /r/losangeles 61,576 4   157 ||| 26   
Chicago, IL 2,722,389 3    /r/chicago 72,963 3   268 ||||| 14   
Houston, TX 2,239,558 4    /r/houston 33,742 10   151 ||| 27   
Philadelphia, PA 1,560,297 5    /r/philadelphia 31,305 12   201 |||| 19   
Phoenix, AZ 1,537,058 6    /r/phoenix 13,067 21   85 || 38   
San Antonio, TX 1,436,697 7    /r/sanantonio 10,305 26   72 | 42   
San Diego, CA 1,381,069 8    /r/sandiego 26,162 14   189 |||| 21   
Dallas, TX 1,281,047 9    /r/dallas 25,129 15   196 |||| 20   
San Jose, CA 1,015,785 10    /r/sanjose 8,599 32   85 || 39   
Austin, TX 912,791 11    /r/austin 49,045 7   537 ||||||||||| 6   
Jacksonville, FL 853,382 12    /r/jacksonville 4,604 42   54 | 46   
San Francisco, CA 852,469 13    /r/sanfrancisco 47,358 8   556 ||||||||||| 5   
Indianapolis, IN 848,788 14    /r/indianapolis 8,163 34   96 || 35   
Columbus, OH 835,957 15    /r/columbus 14,738 17   176 |||| 23   
Fort Worth, TX 812,238 16    /r/fortworth 5,670 38   70 | 43   
Charlotte, NC 809,958 17    /r/charlotte 9,065 29   112 || 33   
Detroit, MI 680,250 18    /r/detroit 14,447 18   212 |||| 15   
El Paso, TX 679,036 19    /r/elpaso 2,039 48   30 | 49   
Seattle, WA 668,342 20    /r/seattle 74,301 2   1,112 |||||||||||||||||||||| 1   
Denver, CO 663,862 21    /r/denver 30,032 13   452 ||||||||| 8   
Washington, DC 658,893 22    /r/washingtondc 34,990 9   531 ||||||||||| 7   
Memphis, TN 656,861 23    /r/memphis 4,761 40   72 | 41   
Boston, MA 655,884 24    /r/boston 51,570 6   786 |||||||||||||||| 3   
Nashville, TN 644,014 25    /r/nashville 10,901 25   169 ||| 25   
Baltimore, MD 622,793 26    /r/baltimore 16,868 16   271 ||||| 13   
Oklahoma City, OK 620,602 27    /r/okc 3,757 44   61 | 45   
Portland, OR 619,360 28    /r/portland 53,240 5   860 ||||||||||||||||| 2   
Las Vegas, NV 613,599 29    /r/vegas 11,452 23   187 |||| 22   
Louisville, KY 612,780 30    /r/louisville 8,592 33   140 ||| 30   
Milwaukee, WI 599,642 31    /r/milwaukee 8,619 31   144 ||| 29   
Albuquerque, NM 557,169 32    /r/albuquerque 4,929 39   88 || 36   
Tucson, AZ 527,972 33    /r/tucson 6,481 37   123 || 31   
Fresno, CA 515,986 34    /r/fresno 2,334 47   45 | 47   
Sacramento, CA 485,199 35    /r/sacramento 9,895 27   204 |||| 18   
Long Beach, CA 473,577 36    /r/longbeach 3,481 45   74 | 40   
Kansas City, MO 470,800 37    /r/kansascity 13,947 20   296 |||||| 11   
Mesa, AZ 464,704 38    /r/mesaaz 199 50   4   50   
Atlanta, GA 456,002 39    /r/atlanta 31,861 11   699 |||||||||||||| 4   
Virginia Beach, VA 450,980 40    /r/virginiabeach 1,622 49   36 | 48   
Omaha, NE 446,599 41    /r/omaha 6,498 36   145 ||| 28   
Colorado Springs, CO 445,830 42    /r/coloradosprings 3,922 43   88 || 37   
Raleigh, NC 439,896 43    /r/raleigh 9,183 28   209 |||| 16   
Miami, FL 430,332 44    /r/miami 8,873 30   206 |||| 17   
Oakland, CA 413,775 45    /r/oakland 7,268 35   176 |||| 24   
Minneapolis, MN 407,207 46    /r/minneapolis 12,163 22   299 |||||| 10   
Tulsa, OK 399,682 47    /r/tulsa 4,741 41   119 || 32   
Cleveland, OH 389,521 48    /r/cleveland 10,924 24   280 |||||| 12   
Wichita, KS 388,413 49    /r/wichita 2,426 46   62 | 44   
New Orleans, LA 384,320 50    /r/neworleans 13,994 19   364 ||||||| 9   

 

 

 

SORTED BY NUMBER OF SUBSCRIBERS

City Population / Rank Subreddit Subscribers / Rank Subscribers per
10,000 Residents / Rank
New York, NY 8,491,079 1    /r/nyc 89,675 1   106 || 34   
Seattle, WA 668,342 20    /r/seattle 74,301 2   1,112 |||||||||||||||||||||| 1   
Chicago, IL 2,722,389 3    /r/chicago 72,963 3   268 ||||| 14   
Los Angeles, CA 3,928,864 2    /r/losangeles 61,576 4   157 ||| 26   
Portland, OR 619,360 28    /r/portland 53,240 5   860 ||||||||||||||||| 2   
Boston, MA 655,884 24    /r/boston 51,570 6   786 |||||||||||||||| 3   
Austin, TX 912,791 11    /r/austin 49,045 7   537 ||||||||||| 6   
San Francisco, CA 852,469 13    /r/sanfrancisco 47,358 8   556 ||||||||||| 5   
Washington, DC 658,893 22    /r/washingtondc 34,990 9   531 ||||||||||| 7   
Houston, TX 2,239,558 4    /r/houston 33,742 10   151 ||| 27   
Atlanta, GA 456,002 39    /r/atlanta 31,861 11   699 |||||||||||||| 4   
Philadelphia, PA 1,560,297 5    /r/philadelphia 31,305 12   201 |||| 19   
Denver, CO 663,862 21    /r/denver 30,032 13   452 ||||||||| 8   
San Diego, CA 1,381,069 8    /r/sandiego 26,162 14   189 |||| 21   
Dallas, TX 1,281,047 9    /r/dallas 25,129 15   196 |||| 20   
Baltimore, MD 622,793 26    /r/baltimore 16,868 16   271 ||||| 13   
Columbus, OH 835,957 15    /r/columbus 14,738 17   176 |||| 23   
Detroit, MI 680,250 18    /r/detroit 14,447 18   212 |||| 15   
New Orleans, LA 384,320 50    /r/neworleans 13,994 19   364 ||||||| 9   
Kansas City, MO 470,800 37    /r/kansascity 13,947 20   296 |||||| 11   
Phoenix, AZ 1,537,058 6    /r/phoenix 13,067 21   85 || 38   
Minneapolis, MN 407,207 46    /r/minneapolis 12,163 22   299 |||||| 10   
Las Vegas, NV 613,599 29    /r/vegas 11,452 23   187 |||| 22   
Cleveland, OH 389,521 48    /r/cleveland 10,924 24   280 |||||| 12   
Nashville, TN 644,014 25    /r/nashville 10,901 25   169 ||| 25   
San Antonio, TX 1,436,697 7    /r/sanantonio 10,305 26   72 | 42   
Sacramento, CA 485,199 35    /r/sacramento 9,895 27   204 |||| 18   
Raleigh, NC 439,896 43    /r/raleigh 9,183 28   209 |||| 16   
Charlotte, NC 809,958 17    /r/charlotte 9,065 29   112 || 33   
Miami, FL 430,332 44    /r/miami 8,873 30   206 |||| 17   
Milwaukee, WI 599,642 31    /r/milwaukee 8,619 31   144 ||| 29   
San Jose, CA 1,015,785 10    /r/sanjose 8,599 32   85 || 39   
Louisville, KY 612,780 30    /r/louisville 8,592 33   140 ||| 30   
Indianapolis, IN 848,788 14    /r/indianapolis 8,163 34   96 || 35   
Oakland, CA 413,775 45    /r/oakland 7,268 35   176 |||| 24   
Omaha, NE 446,599 41    /r/omaha 6,498 36   145 ||| 28   
Tucson, AZ 527,972 33    /r/tucson 6,481 37   123 || 31   
Fort Worth, TX 812,238 16    /r/fortworth 5,670 38   70 | 43   
Albuquerque, NM 557,169 32    /r/albuquerque 4,929 39   88 || 36   
Memphis, TN 656,861 23    /r/memphis 4,761 40   72 | 41   
Tulsa, OK 399,682 47    /r/tulsa 4,741 41   119 || 32   
Jacksonville, FL 853,382 12    /r/jacksonville 4,604 42   54 | 46   
Colorado Springs, CO 445,830 42    /r/coloradosprings 3,922 43   88 || 37   
Oklahoma City, OK 620,602 27    /r/okc 3,757 44   61 | 45   
Long Beach, CA 473,577 36    /r/longbeach 3,481 45   74 | 40   
Wichita, KS 388,413 49    /r/wichita 2,426 46   62 | 44   
Fresno, CA 515,986 34    /r/fresno 2,334 47   45 | 47   
El Paso, TX 679,036 19    /r/elpaso 2,039 48   30 | 49   
Virginia Beach, VA 450,980 40    /r/virginiabeach 1,622 49   36 | 48   
Mesa, AZ 464,704 38    /r/mesaaz 199 50   4   50   

 

 

 

SORTED BY SUBSCRIBERS PER CAPITA

City Population / Rank Subreddit Subscribers / Rank Subscribers per
10,000 Residents / Rank
Seattle, WA 668,342 20    /r/seattle 74,301 2   1,112 |||||||||||||||||||||| 1   
Portland, OR 619,360 28    /r/portland 53,240 5   860 ||||||||||||||||| 2   
Boston, MA 655,884 24    /r/boston 51,570 6   786 |||||||||||||||| 3   
Atlanta, GA 456,002 39    /r/atlanta 31,861 11   699 |||||||||||||| 4   
San Francisco, CA 852,469 13    /r/sanfrancisco 47,358 8   556 ||||||||||| 5   
Austin, TX 912,791 11    /r/austin 49,045 7   537 ||||||||||| 6   
Washington, DC 658,893 22    /r/washingtondc 34,990 9   531 ||||||||||| 7   
Denver, CO 663,862 21    /r/denver 30,032 13   452 ||||||||| 8   
New Orleans, LA 384,320 50    /r/neworleans 13,994 19   364 ||||||| 9   
Minneapolis, MN 407,207 46    /r/minneapolis 12,163 22   299 |||||| 10   
Kansas City, MO 470,800 37    /r/kansascity 13,947 20   296 |||||| 11   
Cleveland, OH 389,521 48    /r/cleveland 10,924 24   280 |||||| 12   
Baltimore, MD 622,793 26    /r/baltimore 16,868 16   271 ||||| 13   
Chicago, IL 2,722,389 3    /r/chicago 72,963 3   268 ||||| 14   
Detroit, MI 680,250 18    /r/detroit 14,447 18   212 |||| 15   
Raleigh, NC 439,896 43    /r/raleigh 9,183 28   209 |||| 16   
Miami, FL 430,332 44    /r/miami 8,873 30   206 |||| 17   
Sacramento, CA 485,199 35    /r/sacramento 9,895 27   204 |||| 18   
Philadelphia, PA 1,560,297 5    /r/philadelphia 31,305 12   201 |||| 19   
Dallas, TX 1,281,047 9    /r/dallas 25,129 15   196 |||| 20   
San Diego, CA 1,381,069 8    /r/sandiego 26,162 14   189 |||| 21   
Las Vegas, NV 613,599 29    /r/vegas 11,452 23   187 |||| 22   
Columbus, OH 835,957 15    /r/columbus 14,738 17   176 |||| 23   
Oakland, CA 413,775 45    /r/oakland 7,268 35   176 |||| 24   
Nashville, TN 644,014 25    /r/nashville 10,901 25   169 ||| 25   
Los Angeles, CA 3,928,864 2    /r/losangeles 61,576 4   157 ||| 26   
Houston, TX 2,239,558 4    /r/houston 33,742 10   151 ||| 27   
Omaha, NE 446,599 41    /r/omaha 6,498 36   145 ||| 28   
Milwaukee, WI 599,642 31    /r/milwaukee 8,619 31   144 ||| 29   
Louisville, KY 612,780 30    /r/louisville 8,592 33   140 ||| 30   
Tucson, AZ 527,972 33    /r/tucson 6,481 37   123 || 31   
Tulsa, OK 399,682 47    /r/tulsa 4,741 41   119 || 32   
Charlotte, NC 809,958 17    /r/charlotte 9,065 29   112 || 33   
New York, NY 8,491,079 1    /r/nyc 89,675 1   106 || 34   
Indianapolis, IN 848,788 14    /r/indianapolis 8,163 34   96 || 35   
Albuquerque, NM 557,169 32    /r/albuquerque 4,929 39   88 || 36   
Colorado Springs, CO 445,830 42    /r/coloradosprings 3,922 43   88 || 37   
Phoenix, AZ 1,537,058 6    /r/phoenix 13,067 21   85 || 38   
San Jose, CA 1,015,785 10    /r/sanjose 8,599 32   85 || 39   
Long Beach, CA 473,577 36    /r/longbeach 3,481 45   74 | 40   
Memphis, TN 656,861 23    /r/memphis 4,761 40   72 | 41   
San Antonio, TX 1,436,697 7    /r/sanantonio 10,305 26   72 | 42   
Fort Worth, TX 812,238 16    /r/fortworth 5,670 38   70 | 43   
Wichita, KS 388,413 49    /r/wichita 2,426 46   62 | 44   
Oklahoma City, OK 620,602 27    /r/okc 3,757 44   61 | 45   
Jacksonville, FL 853,382 12    /r/jacksonville 4,604 42   54 | 46   
Fresno, CA 515,986 34    /r/fresno 2,334 47   45 | 47   
Virginia Beach, VA 450,980 40    /r/virginiabeach 1,622 49   36 | 48   
El Paso, TX 679,036 19    /r/elpaso 2,039 48   30 | 49   
Mesa, AZ 464,704 38    /r/mesaaz 199 50   4   50   

 

 

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