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This is a subreddit to talk about all things related to that special time in a lady's life when she really starts to hate everything about it! Disclaimer: This subreddit is not a substitute for a healthcare professional. CHECK OUT OUR DISCORD https://discord.gg/jKfeW9fE3q

116k subscribers1,391 posts / mo in Sep 20261,264 authors / mosince 2010

r/Periods has 116k members (+18% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,391 posts a month from 1,264 people. Top topics: Girl Dinner, GenderExperiences and Heating Pads & Lamps.

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Size and growth

How r/Periods has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+18%in 12 months · +3.4% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026116k
Growing116k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Periods

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−20%vs Sep 2025 · −3.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.4k
QuieterPeaked at 2.5k in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Periods

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Girl Dinner0.2%
  2. GenderExperiences0.1%
  3. Heating Pads & Lamps<0.1%
  4. Bloodbath Games<0.1%
  5. Sleeping Positions<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Clue
  3. Natural Cycles
  4. Qualtrics
  5. Amen Clinics

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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