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198k subscribers609 posts / mo in Sep 2026544 authors / mosince 2011

r/IRS has 198k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 609 posts a month from 544 people. Top topics: Tax Refund Updates, Tax Refunds and IRS Updates and Tax Refunds Delayed.

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Size and growth

How r/IRS has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +2.3% in 3 months · +0.6% in 1 month
Oct 2026198k
Growing198k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−25%vs Sep 2025 · −54% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026609
QuieterPeaked at 19k in Feb 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/IRS

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Tax Refund Updates12%
  2. Tax Refunds and IRS Updates7.0%
  3. Tax Refunds Delayed5.8%
  4. Refunds and Deposits4.4%
  5. Deposit Dates & Updates3.8%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Id
  2. U.S. Department of the Treasury
  3. U.S. Senate
  4. Santa Barbara Tax Products Group
  5. FreeTaxUSA

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