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Fan Theories & Speculation

This is a place for fans of various creative works to share theories, interpretations and speculation related to that particular creative work.

3M subscribers150 posts / mo in Sep 2026125 authors / mosince 2012

r/FanTheories has 3M members (+0.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 150 posts a month from 125 people. Top topics: Rey Parents Theory, Fan Theories & Predictions and Evil Morty Theory.

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How r/FanTheories has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+0.7%in 12 months · +0.1% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 20263M
Growing3M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/FanTheories

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−30%vs Sep 2025 · +5.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026150
QuieterPeaked at 637 in Jan 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/FanTheories

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Rey Parents Theory0.4%
  2. Fan Theories & Predictions0.3%
  3. Evil Morty Theory0.3%
  4. Alien Theory & Continuity0.2%
  5. Infinite Theories0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Medium
  2. Project Gutenberg
  3. Wolfram
  4. Substack
  5. Collider

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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