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r/Manipulation↗

Welcome to r/Manipulation, a neutral space to explore manipulation in all its forms, whether social, psychological, or as a cultural phenomenon.

157k subscribers227 posts / mo in Sep 2026186 authors / mosince 2008

r/Manipulation has 157k members (+8.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 227 posts a month from 186 people. Top topics: Relationship Issues, Ex Breakups and Dog Family Issues.

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Size and growth

How r/Manipulation has grown

r/Manipulation

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+8.3%in 12 months · +1.9% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026156k
Growing156k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Manipulation

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−0.4%vs Sep 2025 · +23% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026227
QuieterPeaked at 2k in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Manipulation

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Relationship Issues0.4%
  2. Ex Breakups0.2%
  3. Dog Family Issues0.1%
  4. Narcissistic Bosses0.1%
  5. Experiences with Exes0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. love is respect
  2. Womenslaw
  3. Crisis Text Line

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research