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Once in a blue moon...

Once in a blue moon redditors almost transform into self aware creatures. Almost. Submit posts (from anywhere) where people unknowingly describe themselves. ("what did they say about someone else that really applied to them?") NB: Memes aren't people, they can't be Selfawarewolves.

651k subscribers52 posts / mo in Sep 202644 authors / mosince 2016

r/SelfAwarewolves has 651k members (+1.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 52 posts a month from 44 people. Top topics: Close Calls, Progress Milestones and SaysMeaningSays.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.0%in 12 months · +0.2% in 3 months · +0.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026651k
Growing651k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/SelfAwarewolves

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−77%vs Sep 2025 · −28% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202652
QuieterPeaked at 1.7k in Sep 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/SelfAwarewolves

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Close Calls0.4%
  2. Progress Milestones0.2%
  3. SaysMeaningSays<0.1%
  4. RacismDiscussions<0.1%
  5. Parenting Issues<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. NPR
  2. Yahoo!
  3. PBS
  4. Issendai
  5. Al Jazeera

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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