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r/Parents↗

The place for parents to discuss, seek information, or just talk about their life raising kids. Surveys and questionnaires are not allowed and will be removed. Do not promote a product or youtube video. All posts are subject to removal at the discretion of a moderator.

45k subscribers824 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)737 authors / mosince 2009

r/Parents has 45k members (+70% over the last 12 months). It gets about 824 posts a month from 737 people. Top topics: Parenting & Education, Parenting Issues and Parenting Challenges.

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Size and growth

How r/Parents has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+70%in 12 months · +16% in 3 months · +4.5% in 1 month
Oct 202645k
Growing45k subscribers
Data since Jun 2019Live · through Oct 2026
r/Parents

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−5.5%vs Sep 2025 · −6.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026824
QuieterPeaked at 931 in Aug 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Parents

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Parenting & Education0.5%
  2. Parenting Issues0.2%
  3. Parenting Challenges0.2%
  4. Homeschooling Experience & Support0.1%
  5. Homeschooling Community0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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

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