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r/SuicideWatch↗

Peer support for anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts

Peer support for anyone struggling with suicidal thoughts.

628k subscribers12,502 posts / mo in Sep 20268,693 authors / mosince 2008

r/SuicideWatch has 628k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 12,502 posts a month from 8,693 people. Top topics: Suicide-Thoughts, SuicideDiscussion and Failed Classes.

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Size and growth

How r/SuicideWatch has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +3.4% in 3 months · +0.7% in 1 month
Oct 2026627k
Growing627k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/SuicideWatch

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−9.0%vs Sep 2025 · +6.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202613k
QuieterPeaked at 18k in Aug 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/SuicideWatch

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Suicide-Thoughts0.5%
  2. SuicideDiscussion0.2%
  3. Failed Classes0.2%
  4. Failed Exams & Feelings0.2%
  5. Job Hunting Struggles0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. NOCD
  2. Crisis Text Line
  3. MedlinePlus
  4. American Psychological Association
  5. Befrienders Worldwide Support

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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