r/archiveofourown has 18k members (+231% over the last 12 months). It gets about 298 posts a month from 232 people. Top topics: AO3 Navigation, AO3 Navigation & Notes and Comments and Fics Engagement.
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How r/archiveofourown has grown
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Topics and brands on r/archiveofourown
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- AO3 Navigation5.1%
- AO3 Navigation & Notes3.6%
- Comments and Fics Engagement3.6%
- AO3 Accounts & Fics Management2.4%
- Reader Comments2.2%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Fanfiction
- Wattpad
- LibreOffice
- Obsidian
- Apache OpenOffice
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