r/collapse↗
Collapse of Civilization
Discussion regarding the potential collapse of global civilization, defined as a significant decrease in human population and/or political/economic/social complexity over a considerable area, for an extended time. We seek to deepen our understanding of collapse while providing mutual support, not to document every detail of our demise.
570k subscribers665 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)389 authors / mosince 2008
r/collapse has 570k members (+6.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 665 posts a month from 389 people. Top topics: Climate Change Risks, Global Warming Trends and Market Crashes & Volatility.
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Topics and brands on r/collapse
Top topics
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- Climate Change Risks0.4%
- Global Warming Trends0.3%
- Market Crashes & Volatility0.2%
- Global Economy Crisis0.2%
- Species Extinction Crisis0.1%
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- Substack
- Nature
- Archive
- ScienceDirect
- Wolfram
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