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r/antiwork↗

Antiwork: Unemployment for all, not just the rich!

A subreddit for those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on anti-work ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles.

3M subscribers1,973 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)1,469 authors / mosince 2013

r/antiwork has 3M members (+4.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,973 posts a month from 1,469 people. Top topics: QuittingJobs, Toxic Work Environment and HateMyJob.

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Size and growth

How r/antiwork has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+4.5%in 12 months · +0.6% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20263M
Growing3M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/antiwork

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−37%vs Sep 2025 · −25% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262k
QuieterPeaked at 55k in Jan 2022
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/antiwork

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. QuittingJobs1.2%
  2. Toxic Work Environment1.2%
  3. HateMyJob1.1%
  4. Remote Work Trends0.7%
  5. Scheduling Issues0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. World Socialist Web Site
  2. Yahoo!
  3. Substack
  4. DOL
  5. Fortune

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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