r/TheoryOfReddit↗
Theory Of Reddit
r/theoryofreddit is a place for discussing theories about reddit and what makes Reddit tick. It is not for asking for help with some Reddit feature, or complaining that you got banned. Topics are expected to be more substantiative than an idle anecdotal observation; low quality posts will be removed at community and moderator discretion.
198k subscribers247 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)226 authors / mosince 2010
r/TheoryOfReddit has 198k members (+3.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 247 posts a month from 226 people. Top topics: Subreddit Navigation Issues, Comment Sorting and Reddit Love.
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- Subreddit Navigation Issues2.4%
- Comment Sorting1.5%
- Reddit Love0.8%
- Bot Issues0.6%
- Subreddit Navigation & Ideas0.5%
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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