Subreddits

popular.txt (link)

List of popular subreddits retrieved using Reddit's popular subreddits API. Updated weekly.

To generate the list yourself, you'll need a Reddit app client ID and secret, which you can get from https://reddit.com/prefs/apps.

Generate using GitHub Actions

1. Set the following repository secrets (guide) to the values from previous step:
   • REDDIT_CLIENT_ID
   • REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET
2. The GitHub Action "Update popular subreddits" is configured to run at 00:00 UTC on Sundays and Wednesdays, but you can also manually trigger it.

Generate from local machine

1. Install Python 3
2. pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Set the REDDIT_CLIENT_ID and REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET environment variables
4. python scripts/gen_popular.py

trending-gummy-daily.txt (link), trending-gummy-weekly.txt (link)

List of trending subreddits, sourced from gummysearch.com. Updated daily.

• Growth period: daily, weekly
• Size: large, huge, massive

Generate using GitHub Actions

The GitHub Action "Update trending subreddits (gummysearch)" is configured to run twice a day, but you can also manually trigger it.

Generate from local machine

3. ./scripts/gen_trending_gummy.sh <daily or weekly>

trending-reddstats-daily.txt (link), trending-reddstats-weekly.txt (link)

List of trending subreddits, sourced from reddstats.com. Updated daily.

• Growth period: daily, weekly
• Subscribers: 10001-50000, 50001-100000, 100001-1000000

Generate using GitHub Actions

The GitHub Action "Update trending subreddits (reddstats)" is configured to run twice a day, but you can also manually trigger it.

Generate from local machine

1. Install Python 3
2. pip install -r requirements.txt
3. python scripts/gen_trending_reddstats.py <daily or weekly>

trending-apollo.txt (link)

Original list of trending subreddits used by Apollo iOS app, extracted from trending-subreddits.plist. Last updated 2023-09-09.