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r/cursedchemistry↗

a place for all molecules that should not exist according to the basic chemistry rules

46k subscribers105 posts / mo in Sep 202670 authors / mosince 2020

r/cursedchemistry has 46k members (+45% over the last 12 months). It gets about 105 posts a month from 70 people. Top topics: Chemistry Exams & Notes, Chemistry Nuggets and Cursed Items.

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How r/cursedchemistry has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+45%in 12 months · +7.3% in 3 months · +1.6% in 1 month
Oct 202646k
Growing46k subscribers
  • no data — drawn from 0 at creation (Feb 2020)
Live · through Oct 2026
r/cursedchemistry

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−4.5%vs Sep 2025 · +19% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026105
QuieterPeaked at 206 in Mar 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/cursedchemistry

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Chemistry Exams & Notes0.5%
  2. Chemistry Nuggets0.3%
  3. Cursed Items0.3%
  4. Salt & Sodium Discussions0.3%
  5. Chernobyl Zone0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Doi
  2. Nature
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. ResearchGate
  5. xkcd

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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