r/Candles↗
Candles - Reviews, Questions, Answers, and More!
Welcome to r/Candles! Share your candle shopping hauls, warmly lit candles, questions and answers. If you’re a candle maker share your experiences, talent & knowledge too!
76k subscribers230 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)178 authors / mosince 2011
r/Candles has 76k members (+15% over the last 12 months). It gets about 230 posts a month from 178 people. Top topics: Scented Candles, Candle Troubleshooting and ScentedCandles.
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- Scented Candles8.8%
- Candle Troubleshooting7.2%
- ScentedCandles5.7%
- Scented Candles3.9%
- Wax Melts & Candles2.4%
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