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r/The1980s↗

This community is intended to celebrate and reminisce over all of the fun and crazy aspects of the 1980s. This community welcomes all, whether you lived through this era or not, let’s all learn, laugh and reminisce about the charming and unique culture of the 1980’s together.

179k subscribers287 posts / mo in Sep 2026185 authors / mosince 2021

r/The1980s has 179k members (+48% over the last 12 months). It gets about 287 posts a month from 185 people. Top topics: Movie Releases, Vintage Ads and Shopping Malls.

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How r/The1980s has grown

r/The1980s

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+48%in 12 months · +5.3% in 3 months · +1.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026178k
Growing178k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Oct 2021)
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−35%vs Sep 2025 · −31% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026287
QuieterPeaked at 742 in May 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/The1980s

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Movie Releases0.4%
  2. Vintage Ads0.3%
  3. Shopping Malls0.3%
  4. Old Childhood Toys0.2%
  5. New Wave Classics0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. IMDb
  2. TikTok
  3. Spotify
  4. TMZ
  5. Yahoo!

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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

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