r/catfish↗
Catfish
This subreddit is meant for any and all discussion, story-telling, or information sharing (within the rules) concerning catfish and catfishing (no, not the actual fish). If you choose to participate in this community, you must adhere to all reddit and subreddit rules. Please report any posts that violate guidelines to keep this space safe and spam free.
46k subscribers202 posts / mo in Sep 2026157 authors / mosince 2012
r/catfish has 46k members (+10% over the last 12 months). It gets about 202 posts a month from 157 people. Top topics: Catfish Catching & Info, True Crime Recommendations and Girls and Facebook Posts.
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Topics and brands on r/catfish
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Catfish Catching & Info0.2%
- True Crime Recommendations0.2%
- Girls and Facebook Posts0.1%
- Pyramid Schemes0.1%
- Identify Fish<0.1%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- Spokeo
- Apple
- PimEyes
- AARP
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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