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r/Futurology↗

Future(s) Studies

A subreddit devoted to the field of Future(s) Studies and evidence-based speculation about the development of humanity, technology, and civilization. -------- You can also find us in the fediverse at - https://futurology.today

21.7M subscribers716 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)390 authors / mosince 2011

r/Futurology has 21.7M members (+0.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 716 posts a month from 390 people. Top topics: Future of AI, Self-Driving Cars and AI Dangers & Ethics.

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Size and growth

How r/Futurology has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+0.8%in 12 months · +0.1% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 202621.7M
Growing21.7M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−46%vs Sep 2025 · −33% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026716
QuieterPeaked at 2.1k in Dec 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Futurology

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Future of AI0.5%
  2. Self-Driving Cars0.4%
  3. AI Dangers & Ethics0.4%
  4. AI Job Displacement & Future0.3%
  5. 3D Printing Innovations0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. Nature
  3. Medium
  4. Fortune
  5. arXiv.org e-Print archive

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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