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Cool Guides

Picture based reference guides for anything and everything. If it seems like something someone might print, physically post, and reference then it is a good link for this sub. Remember: Infographics are learning tools, guides are reference tools. Sometimes it's grey.

6.1M subscribers190 posts / mo in Sep 2026133 authors / mosince 2014

r/coolguides has 6.1M members (+2.9% over the last 12 months). It gets about 190 posts a month from 133 people. Top topics: DOTA Coaching & Guides, Dog Food Safety & Poisonings and Cooking Disasters & Debates.

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Size and growth

How r/coolguides has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+2.9%in 12 months · +0.4% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20266.1M
Growing6.1M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/coolguides

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−55%vs Sep 2025 · −37% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026190
QuieterPeaked at 2.1k in Aug 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/coolguides

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. DOTA Coaching & Guides0.2%
  2. Dog Food Safety & Poisonings0.1%
  3. Cooking Disasters & Debates0.1%
  4. Cheese Varieties & News0.1%
  5. Photography Tips & Techniques0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Tenor
  3. Wikimedia
  4. Wolfram
  5. Preply

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