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r/Phobia↗

Phobias

The community for discussion of phobias and ways to treat them. Phobia /ˈfōbēə/ *An irrational, intense and persistent fear of certain situations, activities, things, animals, or people.*

36k subscribers193 posts / mo in Sep 2026181 authors / mosince 2011

r/Phobia has 36k members (+9.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 193 posts a month from 181 people. Top topics: Spider Phobias & Keeping, Corn Snakes & Ball Pythons and Lizard Help.

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Size and growth

How r/Phobia has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+9.3%in 12 months · +1.9% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 202636k
Growing36k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/Phobia

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+9.0%vs Sep 2025 · +5.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026193
BusierPeaked at 303 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Phobia

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Spider Phobias & Keeping0.3%
  2. Corn Snakes & Ball Pythons0.2%
  3. Lizard Help0.2%
  4. ScaryMoments0.1%
  5. Underwater Fear Factor0.1%

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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