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r/LocalLLaMA

RisingTechnologyCreated Mar 10, 2023

Local language models and open development, with contribution volume and contributor counts rising over the displayed periods.

Compare in the tracker How these metrics are definedr/LocalLLaMA on Reddit
864.5Kweekly visitors · 28-day average, observed Oct 2, 2026
838.6Kmembers · observed Oct 1, 2026
23.7Kcontributions · week ending Sep 27, 2026
Since 2023membership records in the public showcase

Fixed weekly detail

Weekly activity in r/LocalLLaMA

Compare complete weeks of contributions and contributors across their displayed periods.

Weekly contributionsPublic posts plus comments, r/LocalLLaMA
latest 23.7Kweek ending Sep 27, 202652-week average 19.4K
8.5K15.2K22K28.7K35.5KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Weekly contributionspeak 32.5K · Aug 16, 20268.5K22K35.5KSep 25Mar 26Sep 26peak 32.5K · Aug 16, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Oct 5, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026.

Weekly contributorsUnique accounts contributing, r/LocalLLaMA
latest 7.6Kweek ending Aug 30, 202652-week average 5.4K
3K4.4K5.8K7.2K8.6KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Aug 26Weekly contributorspeak 8K · Apr 26, 20263K5.8K8.6KSep 25Mar 26Aug 26peak 8K · Apr 26, 2026

Each point is a complete Monday–Sunday UTC total, dated by the Sunday it closed. Sep 7, 2025 – Aug 30, 2026.

RisingActivity pattern

Contributions and the number of contributing accounts in r/LocalLLaMA both trend upward across their displayed periods.

Activity range
1.69×
Busiest four-week period relative to the quietest, after removing the trend. A ratio of 2.5× or more indicates concentrated activity.
Contributions
+116.6%/yr
Annualized trend across the displayed contribution period, using a robust fit that reduces the influence of individual spikes.
Contributors
+79.6%/yr
Trend in distinct contributing accounts across the displayed contributor period. Rising or cooling requires agreement between both measures.

Reach and participation

Visitors and contributions

Compare audience reach with participation over the shared period. Visitor counts are smoothed over 28 days, so short bursts can appear later and less sharply.

Reach × participationWeekly visitors and weekly contributions, one timeline
Visitors · left scaleContributions · right scale
547K853.5K1.2M11.4K22K32.5KSep 25Dec 25Mar 26Jun 26Sep 26Weekly visitorsWeekly contributions547K853.5K1.2M11.4K22K32.5KSep 25Mar 26Sep 26

Historical comparison through Sep 27, 2026. Visitors are a 28-day average; contributions are complete Monday–Sunday UTC totals. The two lines use separate scales, so compare their timing and direction rather than their heights.

The long view

Membership over time

Monthly member counts for r/LocalLLaMA, from the first available month shown below.

Membership since 2023Members over time, r/LocalLLaMA
838.6K+23990.7% since Mar 23
58.6K421K783.5KMar 23Feb 24Dec 24Nov 25Oct 26Members58.6K421K783.5KMar 23Dec 24Oct 26

Latest available reading in each month. The vertical axis follows the observed range and does not start at zero.

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