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r/WeinsteinEffect↗

The Weinstein Effect

For highlighting assault and harassment in film, television, sports, and other high-profile industries.

25k subscribers10 posts / mo in Sep 20261 authors / mosince 2017

r/WeinsteinEffect has 25k members (+8.2% over the last 12 months). It gets about 10 posts a month from 1 people. Top topics: HarveyWeinsteinScandal, Sexual Misconduct Allegations and Sexual Allegations and Assault.

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Size and growth

How r/WeinsteinEffect has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+8.2%in 12 months · +0.5% in 3 months
Oct 202625k
Growing25k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/WeinsteinEffect

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+400%vs Sep 2025 · −35% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202610
BusierPeaked at 43 in Jan 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/WeinsteinEffect

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. HarveyWeinsteinScandal3.5%
  2. Sexual Misconduct Allegations3.1%
  3. Sexual Allegations and Assault0.8%
  4. Louis CK Comedy0.7%
  5. Lawmaker Resignations and Scandals0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Variety
  2. Deadline
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
  4. BollywoodShaadis
  5. CBS News

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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