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61k subscribers149 posts / mo in Sep 202631 authors / mosince 2012

r/FutureWhatIf has 61k members (+1.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 149 posts a month from 31 people. Top topics: Alternative Americas, States and Regions and Alien Invasions.

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Size and growth

How r/FutureWhatIf has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.9%in 12 months · +0.3% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 202661k
Growing61k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−44%vs Sep 2025 · −15% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026149
QuieterPeaked at 671 in May 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/FutureWhatIf

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Alternative Americas0.2%
  2. States and Regions0.2%
  3. Alien Invasions0.2%
  4. Chinese History and Civil War Hypothetica0.2%
  5. North Korea War Concerns0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Al Jazeera
  2. Politico
  3. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  4. Bible
  5. MSN

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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