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Subscribers

1.8M

Active users

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Category

technology

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21 days ago

Posting outlook

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Brands with real operator depth post here and win.

How strict are the mods

Permissive

Posting gates

Min karma
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Account age (days)
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Submission type
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NSFW
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Top brands mentioned in linux

Brands mentioned most inside the Reddit threads ChatGPT, Claude, and Google AI Overviews pull from this subreddit.

176

48

Vim logo

5. Vim

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6. Vim

30

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1060 brand mentions tracked. Last 30 days weighted. Refreshed Apr 20, 2026.

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Communities to pair this with

Nearby subreddits that shape how a buyer moves from one room to the next.

Soar's read on linux

What running brand campaigns here has taught us.

  1. Vagueness fails faster than self-interest. A detailed teardown or benchmark can survive mild commercial intent. A fuzzy launch post cannot.

  2. Proof beats polish. Screenshots, code, benchmarks, candid tradeoffs. These earn trust. Managed brand language loses it.

  3. The comments decide, not the post. Technical subreddits judge you by how you handle skeptical follow-ups, not by the headline.

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