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Coming Out

A comforting place to share your story about coming out or discuss ways that you could come out, whether you're still in the closet or out in the world, this subreddit will make you feel welcome.

90k subscribers253 posts / mo in Sep 2026219 authors / mosince 2010

r/comingout has 90k members (+3.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 253 posts a month from 219 people. Top topics: Coming Out Stories, Lesbian Books & Literature and LGBTQ+ Gaming Discords.

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Size and growth

How r/comingout has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+3.3%in 12 months · +0.6% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 202690k
Growing90k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+52%vs Sep 2025 · −6.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026253
BusierPeaked at 488 in Sep 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/comingout

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Coming Out Stories<0.1%
  2. Lesbian Books & Literature<0.1%
  3. LGBTQ+ Gaming Discords<0.1%
  4. KittenCareAndCuteness<0.1%
  5. DadJokesConversations<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. Qualtrics
  3. Meetup

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Everything else about r/comingout

Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research