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r/Helicopters↗

A subreddit for helicopter industry professionals and enthusiasts

430k subscribers364 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)236 authors / mosince 2011

r/Helicopters has 430k members (+6.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 364 posts a month from 236 people. Top topics: Helicopters, Helicopter Sightings and CFI Navigation.

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Size and growth

How r/Helicopters has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+6.9%in 12 months · +1.8% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 2026429k
Growing429k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−9.2%vs Sep 2025 · −8.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026364
QuieterPeaked at 473 in Oct 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Helicopters

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Helicopters1.0%
  2. Helicopter Sightings0.8%
  3. CFI Navigation0.6%
  4. Helicopter Activity0.6%
  5. Tiltrotor Aircraft0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Army Recognition
  2. Jetphotos
  3. Aviation Safety Network
  4. Wikimedia
  5. ADS-B Exchange

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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