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The Fermi Paradox: Where is Everyone?

A sub dedicated to discussing the Fermi Paradox.

10k subscribers81 posts / mo in Sep 202670 authors / mosince 2015

r/FermiParadox has 10k members (+95% over the last 12 months). It gets about 81 posts a month from 70 people. Top topics: Dark Forest Theory, Alien Invasion Theory and AGI Discussions.

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Size and growth

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+95%in 12 months · +16% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 202610k
Growing10k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+479%vs Sep 2025 · +166% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202681
BusierPeaked at 152 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/FermiParadox

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Dark Forest Theory1.4%
  2. Alien Invasion Theory1.2%
  3. AGI Discussions0.3%
  4. Parenting Decisions and Ethics0.3%
  5. Alien Encounters0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. arXiv.org e-Print archive
  2. NASA
  3. New Paradigm Institute
  4. ResearchGate
  5. ScienceDirect

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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