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r/DatingHell↗

When bad dates happen to good people

Welcome to r/DatingHell. This community was created for others to share their horrible dating experiences.

30k subscribers336 posts / mo in Sep 2026298 authors / mosince 2013

r/DatingHell has 30k members (+55% over the last 12 months). It gets about 336 posts a month from 298 people. Top topics: First Dates & Second Thoughts, Ex Breakups and Date Night.

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Size and growth

How r/DatingHell has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+55%in 12 months · +23% in 3 months
Oct 202630k
Growing30k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+2000%vs Sep 2025 · +186% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026336
BusierPeaked at 336 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/DatingHell

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. First Dates & Second Thoughts0.2%
  2. Ex Breakups0.2%
  3. Date Night0.2%
  4. TinderHeightMatters0.2%
  5. Breakups and Divorces0.2%

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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