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52 Book Challenge

A subreddit for participants of the 52 Book Challenge to share progress, reviews, and whatever else they encounter along the way. --- Yes, you can choose a different number goal! 52 books is one book per week for a year. It's tradition, not a requirement. Set a goal that works for you. --- Yes, it counts! All sizes, formats, and types of reading are encouraged and welcome. Physical books, ebooks, audiobooks, graphic novels, manga, and more are all part of the challenge.

673k subscribers386 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)253 authors / mosince 2011

r/52book has 673k members (+4.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 386 posts a month from 253 people. Top topics: Reading Goals & Challenges, Monthly Reads and Reading Challenges.

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Size and growth

How r/52book has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+4.8%in 12 months · +1.4% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026673k
Growing673k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−12%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026386
QuieterPeaked at 3.3k in Dec 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/52book

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Reading Goals & Challenges17%
  2. Monthly Reads7.2%
  3. Reading Challenges1.9%
  4. Reading Tiers & Lists1.8%
  5. Reading Community1.0%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Goodreads
  2. Substack
  3. TierMaker
  4. The StoryGraph
  5. Libro

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research