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r/OnlyChild↗

A community for sibling-less redditors

This space is intended to be a safe and relatable place for only children to share their unique experiences and perspectives.

28k subscribers172 posts / mo in Sep 2026152 authors / mosince 2012

r/OnlyChild has 28k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 172 posts a month from 152 people. Top topics: Parent Money Issues, Parenting Issues and Job Search Tips and Unemployment.

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Size and growth

How r/OnlyChild has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +7.0% in 3 months · +2.0% in 1 month
Oct 202628k
Growing28k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/OnlyChild

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+100%vs Sep 2025 · +51% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026172
BusierPeaked at 178 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/OnlyChild

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Parent Money Issues0.2%
  2. Parenting Issues<0.1%
  3. Job Search Tips and Unemployment<0.1%
  4. Birthday Parties & Friendships<0.1%
  5. BrothersAndSisters<0.1%

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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