r/borrow↗
r/Borrow
Welcome to r/borrow! Reddit’s longest-standing peer lending community since 2014. We're a reputation-based peer-to-peer lending community where Redditors request short-term loans and connect with others willing to help. This community is for active, established users who value trust, transparency, and accountability. Please review our Rules and FAQs before participating. Responsible behavior and clear communication keep this space safe and effective.
323k subscribers3,712 posts / mo in Sep 20263,037 authors / mosince 2014
r/borrow has 323k members (+23% over the last 12 months). It gets about 3,712 posts a month from 3,037 people. Top topics: Food Assistance Requests, Homelessness Assistance and Scam Alerts.
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How r/borrow has grown
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Topics and brands on r/borrow
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Food Assistance Requests1.8%
- Homelessness Assistance1.1%
- Scam Alerts0.1%
- Cat Surgery Fundraisers<0.1%
- Homeless and Carless<0.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Gofund
- PayPal
- Cash App
- Ko-fi
Everything else about r/borrow
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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