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career advice

883k subscribers5,289 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)4,560 authors / mosince 2010

r/careeradvice has 883k members (+24% over the last 12 months). It gets about 5,289 posts a month from 4,560 people. Top topics: Promotions and Career Advancement, Job Transitions Anxiety and Toxic Work Environment.

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Size and growth

How r/careeradvice has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+24%in 12 months · +4.4% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 2026881k
Growing881k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+28%vs Sep 2025 · +6.3% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20265.3k
BusierPeaked at 5.4k in Aug 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/careeradvice

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Promotions and Career Advancement2.7%
  2. Job Transitions Anxiety2.4%
  3. Toxic Work Environment2.2%
  4. Job Quitting Decisions1.7%
  5. Salary Negotiation and Bait1.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. LinkedIn
  2. Wolfram
  3. Promarkia
  4. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  5. Substack

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