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2.6M subscribers438 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~10% by known bots)193 authors / mosince 2008

r/Metal has 2.6M members (+1.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 438 posts a month from 193 people. Top topics: Death Doom Metal, Black Metal USA and Black Metal Albums.

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Size and growth

How r/Metal has grown

r/Metal

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.2%in 12 months · +0.2% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 20262.6M
Growing2.6M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Metal

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−63%vs Sep 2025 · −16% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026438
QuieterPeaked at 2k in Jan 2022
Sep 2026: incl. ~10% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Metal

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Death Doom Metal3.7%
  2. Black Metal USA3.6%
  3. Black Metal Albums3.4%
  4. Blood-Infused Metal3.1%
  5. Black Metal2.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Spotify
  2. Angry Metal Guy
  3. heavyblogisheavy
  4. DistroKid
  5. Discogs

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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