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Cult Survivors

A subreddit for survivors of destructive cults, ritual abuse and brainwashing/mind control to collaborate, share information and inspire.

29k subscribers72 posts / mo in Sep 202662 authors / mosince 2017

r/cultsurvivors has 29k members (+12% over the last 12 months). It gets about 72 posts a month from 62 people. Top topics: Pain and Poetry, Religion_and_Gods and Christianity.

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Size and growth

How r/cultsurvivors has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+12%in 12 months · +1.9% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 202629k
Growing29k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+16%vs Sep 2025 · +9.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202672
BusierPeaked at 119 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/cultsurvivors

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Pain and Poetry0.2%
  2. Religion_and_Gods0.2%
  3. Christianity0.1%
  4. Fundie Snark0.1%
  5. Craig Cult Controversy0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Medium
  2. Spotify
  3. Cult Education
  4. Substack

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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