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r/AskOldPeopleAdvice↗

Request advice from people over 40.

A place where you can ask the over 40 crowd questions on any topic.

87k subscribers631 posts / mo in Sep 2026513 authors / mosince 2020

r/AskOldPeopleAdvice has 87k members (+73% over the last 12 months). It gets about 631 posts a month from 513 people. Top topics: Advice for Ages, Retirement Planning & Early Retirement and Biggest Life Regrets.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+73%in 12 months · +8.7% in 3 months · +2.3% in 1 month
Oct 202686k
Growing86k subscribers
Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+111%vs Sep 2025 · −9.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026631
BusierPeaked at 798 in Apr 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/AskOldPeopleAdvice

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Advice for Ages0.7%
  2. Retirement Planning & Early Retirement0.4%
  3. Biggest Life Regrets0.4%
  4. Aging Concerns0.4%
  5. Life Transitions & Reflection0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Psych Central
  2. love is respect
  3. Meetup
  4. OCD Center of Los Angeles
  5. Gofund

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