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Dating Advice

this sub is for advice about specific dating situations not general debates. posts about relationships longer than 6 months post go to r/relationship_advice or if you are married post to r/marriage

4.9M subscribers15,648 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)11,609 authors / mosince 2010

r/dating_advice has 4.9M members (+5.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 15,648 posts a month from 11,609 people. Top topics: Dating and Meetups, Height Matters and Approaching and Being Approached.

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Size and growth

How r/dating_advice has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+5.7%in 12 months · +1.5% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 20264.9M
Growing4.9M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+11%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202616k
BusierPeaked at 21k in Apr 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/dating_advice

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Dating and Meetups0.3%
  2. Height Matters0.2%
  3. Approaching and Being Approached0.2%
  4. Dating and Money0.1%
  5. Work Crushes0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Apple
  2. Medium
  3. TikTok
  4. Wolfram
  5. ScienceDirect

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