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r/Aphantasia↗

For the non visualisers

Welcome to the Aphantasia Sub: a supportive community where information and experiences about Aphantasia are shared and discussed.

87k subscribers209 posts / mo in Sep 2026181 authors / mosince 2015

r/Aphantasia has 87k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 209 posts a month from 181 people. Top topics: Character Casting & Description, Reading Speed & Habits and Plotting and Planning.

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Size and growth

How r/Aphantasia has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.2% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 202687k
Growing87k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+15%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026209
BusierPeaked at 358 in Aug 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Aphantasia

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Character Casting & Description0.3%
  2. Reading Speed & Habits0.1%
  3. Plotting and Planning0.1%
  4. Reading Challenges & Series<0.1%
  5. Drawing References<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. ScienceDirect
  2. WIRED
  3. Cell Reports
  4. Weebly
  5. UNLV

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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