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The Brainfog Community

Brainfog is a form of cognitive impairment and a symptom of many conditions, It ranges from a mild nuisance, to debilitating severity. This space exists to serve as a support group for the journey to discovery of cause to recovery, and as a congregation of community brainstorming & resources.

36k subscribers287 posts / mo in Sep 2026242 authors / mosince 2015

r/BrainFog has 36k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 287 posts a month from 242 people. Top topics: Reading Challenges & Series, Failed Exams & Feelings and Motivation & Discipline.

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Size and growth

How r/BrainFog has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +4.2% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 202636k
Growing36k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+89%vs Sep 2025 · +27% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026287
BusierPeaked at 306 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/BrainFog

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Reading Challenges & Series<0.1%
  2. Failed Exams & Feelings<0.1%
  3. Motivation & Discipline<0.1%
  4. Memory Techniques & Reading Skills<0.1%
  5. StudyingTips<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Substack
  3. Medium
  4. TikTok
  5. ChatGPT

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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