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/r/dating: vent, discuss, learn!

A subreddit to discuss and explore the dating process and learn from the experiences of others

6.3M subscribers6,476 posts / mo in Sep 20265,309 authors / mosince 2008

r/dating has 6.3M members (+1.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 6,476 posts a month from 5,309 people. Top topics: Dating and Meetups, Height Matters and Approaching and Being Approached.

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Size and growth

How r/dating has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.8%in 12 months · +0.4% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20266.3M
Growing6.3M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−26%vs Sep 2025 · −2.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20266.5k
QuieterPeaked at 20k in Oct 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/dating

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Dating and Meetups0.3%
  2. Height Matters0.3%
  3. Approaching and Being Approached0.2%
  4. Dating and Money0.1%
  5. College Dating<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Tenor
  3. Medium
  4. Meetup
  5. 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