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/r/Fantasy is the internet’s largest discussion forum for the greater Speculative Fiction genre. We welcome respectful dialogue related to speculative fiction in literature, games, film, and the wider world. We reserve the right to remove discussion that does not fulfill the mission of /r/Fantasy.

4M subscribers1,560 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,231 authors / mosince 2008

r/Fantasy has 4M members (+3.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,560 posts a month from 1,231 people. Top topics: Kindle Deals, Fantasy Books & Series and Epic Fantasy Recommendations.

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Size and growth

How r/Fantasy has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.0%in 12 months · +0.6% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20264M
Growing4M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Fantasy

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−36%vs Sep 2025 · −11% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.6k
QuieterPeaked at 2.8k in Mar 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/Fantasy

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Kindle Deals1.8%
  2. Fantasy Books & Series1.6%
  3. Epic Fantasy Recommendations1.5%
  4. Free Fantasy Giveaways1.1%
  5. Fantasy Book Recommendations1.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Royal Road
  2. Reactor
  3. Clarkesworld Magazine
  4. The StoryGraph
  5. Spotify

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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