# How do I count topics in sub-categories?

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**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [5월 4, 2017, 2:08오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-count-topics-in-sub-categories/62085 "2017-05-04T02:08:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![jomaxro](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jomaxro/32/126216_2.png) [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\
**Post date:** [5월 4, 2017, 2:17오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-count-topics-in-sub-categories/62085/2 "2017-05-04T02:17:28Z")

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The quickest way is likely to open the sub-category edit page and try to click delete. It will fail as there are topics, but the message will give you the number of topics. Alternatively, you could write a simple [Data Explorer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/32566?silent=true) query.

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