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r/Stress↗

r/stress is a subreddit dedicated to discussion of the causes of stress and stress management techniques

31k subscribers376 posts / mo in Sep 2026321 authors / mosince 2009

r/Stress has 31k members (+25% over the last 12 months). It gets about 376 posts a month from 321 people. Top topics: Work Stress and Mental Health, Semester Struggles and Burnout Relief.

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Size and growth

How r/Stress has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+25%in 12 months · +4.1% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 202630k
Growing30k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+72%vs Sep 2025 · +1.4% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026376
BusierPeaked at 385 in May 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Stress

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Work Stress and Mental Health1.8%
  2. Semester Struggles0.9%
  3. Burnout Relief0.6%
  4. Motivation Issues0.6%
  5. Job Transitions Anxiety0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Monsuri
  3. Medium
  4. Qualtrics
  5. Justly

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research