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/r/TEFL – Teaching English around the world to Speakers of Other Languages

Questions and discussion about everything related to Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) around the world.

102k subscribers279 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)225 authors / mosince 2008

r/TEFL has 102k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 279 posts a month from 225 people. Top topics: Teaching Abroad, Teaching English in China and Teaching in Korea.

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How r/TEFL has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.8% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026102k
Growing102k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−37%vs Sep 2025 · +0.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026279
QuieterPeaked at 546 in Jan 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/TEFL

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Teaching Abroad8.3%
  2. Teaching English in China5.6%
  3. Teaching in Korea5.0%
  4. Online Teaching & TESOL4.3%
  5. TeachingGamesTech2.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Teach English in Thailand
  2. Microsoft
  3. ChatGPT
  4. Workaway
  5. LinkedIn

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