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Weird Wings

A subreddit spawned from /r/weirdwheels with the same intent, only with planes! This sub is for documenting all those strange planes out there from prototype to production. All aircraft are allowed, including helicopters (despite the sub name).

130k subscribers80 posts / mo in Sep 202668 authors / mosince 2014

r/WeirdWings has 130k members (+14% over the last 12 months). It gets about 80 posts a month from 68 people. Top topics: Wright Brothers Aviation History, Fighter Jets and German Aviation History.

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Size and growth

How r/WeirdWings has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+14%in 12 months · +2.2% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026130k
Growing130k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−65%vs Sep 2025 · −26% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202680
QuieterPeaked at 256 in Nov 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/WeirdWings

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Wright Brothers Aviation History5.6%
  2. Fighter Jets5.0%
  3. German Aviation History4.3%
  4. Vintage British Aircraft3.4%
  5. Soviet Aircraft Legacy3.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Wikimedia
  2. Secret Projects Forum
  3. NASA
  4. Flickr
  5. Airliners

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research