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Acne

A subreddit for discussing acne and how to best treat it.

1.7M subscribers1,173 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)1,002 authors / mosince 2009

r/acne has 1.7M members (+0.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,173 posts a month from 1,002 people. Top topics: AcneHelp, AcneProgressJourney and Get Rid of Scars.

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Size and growth

How r/acne has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+0.9%in 12 months · +0.2% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20261.7M
Growing1.7M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/acne

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−37%vs Sep 2025 · −8.9% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.2k
QuieterPeaked at 3.2k in Aug 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/acne

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. AcneHelp2.3%
  2. AcneProgressJourney1.4%
  3. Get Rid of Scars1.0%
  4. AcneSolutions0.9%
  5. Acne_and_Skincare_Routine0.7%

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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