How many members does r/learnprogramming have?

r/learnprogramming has about 4.4M members (as of July 2026).

How active is r/learnprogramming?

r/learnprogramming gets roughly 20 new posts per day (measured July 2026).

Strictly limited

Promoting on r/learnprogramming: Rules and What Gets Removed

r/learnprogramming is a large English-only subreddit for questions about learning programming in any programming language.

4.4M

members

~20

posts / day

2009

created

community rules

Can you promote your product in r/learnprogramming?

You cannot freely promote your product in r/learnprogramming. Rule 2, "No spam or tasteless self-promotion," allows only limited self-promotion for resources or tutorials you made, and says your posting history should not be predominantly self-promotional, your resource should be high-quality and complete, and self promotion from first time posters without prior participation is explicitly forbidden. Rule 6 also says, "Do not request reviews for, promote, or showcase some app or website you've written," so promoting a product, app, or website is broadly barred here.

The rules that cover promotion

Rule 2: No spam or tasteless self-promotion

"When posting some resource or tutorial you've made, you must follow our self-promotion policies."

Rule 2: No spam or tasteless self-promotion

"your posting history should not be predominantly self-promotional and your resource should be high-quality and complete. Your post should not "feel spammy"."

Rule 2: No spam or tasteless self-promotion

"Self promotion from first time posters without prior participation in the subreddit is explicitly forbidden."

Rule 6: No app/website review requests/app showcases

"Do not request reviews for, promote, or showcase some app or website you've written."

Quoted from the subreddit's own rules, snapshot from July 2026. Read all 13 rules on Reddit

What gets removed

Spammy or tasteless self-promotion
Self promotion from first time posters without prior participation
Posts that promote or showcase an app or website you've written
URL shorteners, referral links, click-trackers, or other indirect links

Safer ways to show up

Answer questions and participate before posting anything about your own resource
If you share a resource or tutorial you made, keep it high-quality, complete, and not predominantly self-promotional
For code review, link only your code and be specific about the feedback you want, do not link a final product or demo
If you are unsure, message the moderators and ask them to review your post

Whatever the written rules say, the pattern that gets promo removed everywhere is the same: batches of similar comments, reused wording, and necro-posting on old threads. A promotional mention only has value if it survives, so pace matters more than volume. We measured this the expensive way: 70% of bought pool comments were removed within two weeks. See also how to find customers on Reddit without getting banned.