You can use https://lemmyverse.net/ to check actual subscriber numbers.

Edit: Why YSK: New users of Lemmy can find the number low and think that a community is dead or inactive, when infact it might be a thriving place with a lot of activity.

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    1 year ago

    The main / 1st mod (i.e. the creator) is likely to have created the community on their own instance, they will therefore usually see the true count.