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Brutalism

A friendly place to discover and appreciate brutalist buildings and architecture. Share photos, read articles, and discuss.

199k subscribers170 posts / mo in Sep 2026118 authors / mosince 2012

r/brutalism has 199k members (+7.4% over the last 12 months). It gets about 170 posts a month from 118 people. Top topics: German Churches, Spanish Century Buildings and NYC Buildings.

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Size and growth

How r/brutalism has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.4%in 12 months · +1.4% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026199k
Growing199k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+0.6%vs Sep 2025 · +4.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026170
BusierPeaked at 261 in Jan 2023
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/brutalism

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. German Churches0.6%
  2. Spanish Century Buildings0.6%
  3. NYC Buildings0.5%
  4. Library Life0.5%
  5. Library Spaces0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. ArchDaily
  2. Substack
  3. Wikimedia
  4. Wallpaper*
  5. Bloomberg L.P.

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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