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USA based sub-reddit for questioning the legality of a particular action.

44k subscriberssince 2013

r/IsItIllegal has 44k members (+36% over the last 12 months). Top topics: Overtime Pay & Hours, SickLeavePolicy and License Plates.

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Size and growth

How r/IsItIllegal has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+36%in 12 months · +3.1% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 202644k
Growing44k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−100%vs Sep 2025 · +6.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20260
QuieterPeaked at 187 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/IsItIllegal

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Overtime Pay & Hours0.9%
  2. SickLeavePolicy0.4%
  3. License Plates0.4%
  4. Cat Crimes & Oddities0.3%
  5. Job Scams0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. DOL
  2. Justia
  3. eCFR
  4. Merriam-Webster
  5. FindLaw

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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

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