Subscription Stats Via RSS Readers

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  thoughtflashes · Member · May 15, 2010 at 5:48 pm

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  Hi, is there any way to tell how many people have subscribed to our blog on WordPress.com via RSS readers?

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · May 15, 2010 at 9:08 pm

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  No, I’m sorry there isn’t. Anyone can subscribe to the RSS feed URL using a feed reader and you would not be aware of it.

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  electricia1 · Member · May 15, 2010 at 9:21 pm

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  Oh wow, I had wrongly assumed the subscriber stat number that I see on my Google webmaster tools included everyone who subscribed to the RSS feed for my blog. But now I realize that number includes only the people who subscribe through Google!

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  timethief · Member · May 15, 2010 at 9:27 pm

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  @electricia1
  That’s right. Webmasters tools (Google bought feedburner) will only reflect those subscription stats. However, anyone who has a feed reader can subscribe to any feed they have the URL for and those are easy to figure out.

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  thoughtflashes · Member · May 16, 2010 at 12:15 am

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  Thanks for the information!

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  timethief · Member · May 16, 2010 at 12:59 am

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  @thoughtflashes
  You’re welcome!