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Change My View (CMV)

A place for people to post an opinion they accept may be flawed, in an effort to understand other perspectives on the issue. Enter with a mindset for conversation, not debate.

4.2M subscribers1,659 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)1,293 authors / mosince 2013

r/changemyview has 4.2M members (+2.5% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,659 posts a month from 1,293 people. Top topics: VeganEthics, AI Job Displacement & Future and Animal Ethics & Rights.

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Size and growth

How r/changemyview has grown

r/changemyview

Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+2.5%in 12 months · +0.4% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20264.2M
Growing4.2M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/changemyview

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−55%vs Sep 2025 · −18% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.7k
QuieterPeaked at 3.7k in Sep 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/changemyview

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. VeganEthics0.3%
  2. AI Job Displacement & Future0.1%
  3. Animal Ethics & Rights0.1%
  4. Parenting Decisions and Ethics0.1%
  5. Art Debate0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. NPR
  2. ScienceDirect
  3. Merriam-Webster
  4. PBS
  5. Politico

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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