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r/Radiation↗

For discussion of ionizing radiation

r/Radiation is your home on Reddit for discussing the science, careers , equipment and anything else related to ionizing radiation (alpha, beta, gamma, etc.) Do not post about non-ionizing radiation here (RF/EM/3G/4G/5G/microwave, etc). We welcome submissions from professionals and enthusiasts, however, this is not a collector subreddit. Submissions must be substantially about ionizing radiation or fostering greater understanding or discussion of radiation. Do not ask for medical advice.

80k subscribers114 posts / mo in Sep 202698 authors / mosince 2011

r/Radiation has 80k members (+36% over the last 12 months). It gets about 114 posts a month from 98 people. Top topics: Uranium Glass Collection Help, Watch Brands and Models and Radioactive Waste Contamination.

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Size and growth

How r/Radiation has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+36%in 12 months · +5.4% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202679k
Growing79k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−49%vs Sep 2025 · −19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026114
QuieterPeaked at 382 in Mar 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Radiation

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Uranium Glass Collection Help1.1%
  2. Watch Brands and Models0.7%
  3. Radioactive Waste Contamination0.5%
  4. Uranium Glass Identification0.5%
  5. Uranium Glass Collection0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. International Atomic Energy Agency
  2. eBay
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. Nature
  5. US EPA

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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