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The Creative

A community for creatives to create and inspire...to explore and produce imagination and original ideas.

12k subscribers200 posts / mo in Sep 2026174 authors / mosince 2008

r/creative has 12k members. It gets about 200 posts a month from 174 people. Top topics: Creative Blocks & Inspiration, Acrylic Artworks and Sunset Paintings.

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Size and growth

How r/creative has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+34%since Jan 2024 · +2.4% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 202612k
Growing12k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

200posts · +27% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026200
BusierPeaked at 200 in Sep 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/creative

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Creative Blocks & Inspiration1.1%
  2. Acrylic Artworks0.8%
  3. Sunset Paintings0.5%
  4. Beach Painting0.5%
  5. Floral Paintings0.5%

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Posting rules for r/creative

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Timing and removals

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What to post

What works on r/creative

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/creative

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How they talk

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