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960k subscribers1,279 posts / mo in Sep 2026728 authors / mosince 2008

r/Illustration has 960k members (+1.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,279 posts a month from 728 people. Top topics: Illustration Showcase, Ink and Paper Art and Children's Book Illustrations.

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Size and growth

How r/Illustration has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.7%in 12 months · +0.3% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 2026960k
Growing960k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Illustration

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−34%vs Sep 2025 · −2.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.3k
QuieterPeaked at 4k in Oct 2022
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Illustration

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Illustration Showcase0.6%
  2. Ink and Paper Art0.6%
  3. Children's Book Illustrations0.5%
  4. Anime Illustrations0.4%
  5. Ink Drawings0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Bluesky Social
  2. Behance
  3. TikTok

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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