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r/Dads↗

News, tips, and humor for dads

Welcome to r/Dads! A sub of dads supporting dads (and lurking moms) on every part of their dad-journey. Think, A smaller, friendlier dad community—like the neighborhood garage. Swap advice, share wins, vent, or drop a dad joke. From soon-to-be dads, new dads to seasoned vets, we’ve got your back. Add flair to posts, rep your dad style, and keep it respectful, family-friendly, and fun.

33k subscribers45 posts / mo in Sep 202641 authors / mosince 2009

r/Dads has 33k members (+62% over the last 12 months). It gets about 45 posts a month from 41 people. Top topics: Father's Day & Dads, DadMomJokes and DadJokesConversations.

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Size and growth

How r/Dads has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+62%in 12 months · +7.9% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 202633k
Growing33k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−51%vs Sep 2025 · −33% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202645
QuieterPeaked at 355 in Jun 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Dads

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Father's Day & Dads0.5%
  2. DadMomJokes0.5%
  3. DadJokesConversations0.2%
  4. Parenting Issues0.2%
  5. Dad Jokes0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Qualtrics
  2. Apple
  3. Gofund
  4. Substack
  5. TikTok

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research