r/irc
19k members
r/irc is a subreddit with 19k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses irc, server, client, mirc, and channel, and they frequently recommend/review irc and vps.
/r/irc is a subreddit dedicated to all things Internet Relay Chat
Popular Themes in r/irc
#1
Solution Requests
: "The Serial Port: Internet Relay Chat"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "People keep telling me that IRC is obsolete in modern day, Why do people still use IRC?"
4 posts
#3
Ideas
: "mIRC scripting archival project"
3 posts
#4
News
: "UnrealIRCd 6.2.1 Released"
3 posts
#5
Pain & Anger
: "Damn, so is bash.org dead for good?"
2 posts
#6
Self-Promotion
: "Self hosted IRC community - inviting new members!"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/irc
#1
Irc
: "An Irc client from 2003 can still connect to an Irc server in 2023."
358 posts
#2
Server
: "AbyssIRC: A modern opensource IRC Server written in C# - Long live IRC!"
57 posts
#3
Client
: "I made yet another IRC Client"
40 posts
#4
Mirc
: "Mirc scripting archival project"
22 posts
#5
Channel
: "most active IRC Channels?"
21 posts
#6
Hexchat
: "Opinion on Hexchat? New User Here"
19 posts
#7
Connection
16 posts
#8
Chat
: "The Serial Port: Internet Relay Chat"
15 posts
#9
Network
: "EsperNet Seemingly Closing Down"
11 posts
#10
Bot
: "twitter-irc-Bot - responds to twitter links with a preview of the tweet, with an optional ansi art profile picture (no API access needed)"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/irc
Yearly
+3k members(17.5%)
Similar Subreddits to r/irc
r/Discord_Bots
67k members
9.0% / yr
r/OpenVPN
14k members
22.6% / yr
r/outlinevpn
51k members
59.7% / yr
r/WireGuard
56k members
36.4% / yr
About
GummySearch helps people research Reddit communities by organizing activity, growth, themes, and post-level signals into one place.
This page gives a focused view of r/irc, including current member size, discussion patterns, product reviews, and related communities to explore.
This data is synced periodically so insights stay current and useful for ongoing research.
Last updated: June 6, 2026