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r/MensLib↗

Be the men's issues conversation you want to see in the world.

The men's issues discussion has been sorely held back by counterproductive tribalism. We're building a new dialogue on the real issues facing men through positivity, inclusiveness, and solutions-building.

257k subscribers130 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~7% by known bots)108 authors / mosince 2015

r/MensLib has 257k members (+4.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 130 posts a month from 108 people. Top topics: Mental Health & Self Improvement, MasculinityDiscussed and Father's Day & Dads.

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How r/MensLib has grown

r/MensLib

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+4.3%in 12 months · +0.7% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026257k
Growing257k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−9.7%vs Sep 2025 · −25% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026130
QuieterPeaked at 302 in Jan 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~7% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/MensLib

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Mental Health & Self Improvement0.3%
  2. MasculinityDiscussed0.3%
  3. Father's Day & Dads0.3%
  4. Women in Tech Sexism0.2%
  5. Gender Studies in Education0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. BuzzFeed News
  3. OpenCounseling
  4. Archive
  5. Slate Magazine

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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