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r/FIREUK↗

Financial Independence Retiring Early UK

This is a subreddit to discuss all things relating to gaining financial independence and retiring early (FIRE) with a focus on the UK.

327k subscribers359 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)306 authors / mosince 2015

r/FIREUK has 327k members (+13% over the last 12 months). It gets about 359 posts a month from 306 people. Top topics: StartingFIRE, FIRE Career & Life Balance and FIRE Journey Updates.

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Size and growth

How r/FIREUK has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+13%in 12 months · +2.5% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026327k
Growing327k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/FIREUK

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−31%vs Sep 2025 · −31% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026359
QuieterPeaked at 703 in Aug 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/FIREUK

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. StartingFIRE11%
  2. FIRE Career & Life Balance3.5%
  3. FIRE Journey Updates2.9%
  4. ISA & Investments2.8%
  5. Financial Independence Journey2.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Monevator
  2. ii
  3. Martin Lewis
  4. FI Calc
  5. Hargreaves Lansdown

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