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r/NewDads is a community tailored towards those who are new to fatherhood, as well as those who are planning or expecting to become fathers in the future.

40k subscribers253 posts / mo in Sep 2026230 authors / mosince 2011

r/NewDads has 40k members (+56% over the last 12 months). It gets about 253 posts a month from 230 people. Top topics: Baby Animals, New Baby Pets and GrowthJourneys.

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Size and growth

How r/NewDads has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+56%in 12 months · +14% in 3 months · +2.4% in 1 month
Oct 202640k
Growing40k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+35%vs Sep 2025 · +14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026253
BusierPeaked at 253 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/NewDads

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Baby Animals0.2%
  2. New Baby Pets0.1%
  3. GrowthJourneys0.1%
  4. Baby Animals & Pets0.1%
  5. Puppy First Birthday0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Target Corporation
  3. Walmart
  4. CDC
  5. etsy

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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