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Compassion: Taking Action to Help Others

Compassion occurs when (1) we notice pain in others or in ourselves, and (2) we act to help alleviate or prevent it. Our community encourages people to practice compassion in their daily lives. You're welcome to join us.

14k subscribers63 posts / mo in Sep 202648 authors / mosince 2009

r/Compassion has 14k members. It gets about 63 posts a month from 48 people. Top topics: Stray Cats Istanbul, Animal Shelters & Rescues and Homeless Feeding Controversies.

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How r/Compassion has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+42%since May 2026 · +18% in 3 months · +4.2% in 1 month
Oct 202614k
Growing14k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (May 2009)
Live · through Oct 2026
r/Compassion

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+320%vs Sep 2025 · +72% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202663
BusierPeaked at 76 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Compassion

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Stray Cats Istanbul0.4%
  2. Animal Shelters & Rescues0.4%
  3. Homeless Feeding Controversies0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Archive
  2. CBS News
  3. Gofund
  4. Substack
  5. The Conversation

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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