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Freelance Writing

16k subscribers300 posts / mo in Sep 2026249 authors / mosince 2011

r/freelancewriting has 16k members (+47% over the last 12 months). It gets about 300 posts a month from 249 people. Top topics: Freelance Writing Tips, Copywriter Community and Freelance Writing & Editing.

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Size and growth

How r/freelancewriting has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+47%in 12 months · +13% in 3 months
Oct 202616k
Growing16k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+111%vs Sep 2025 · +95% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026300
BusierPeaked at 339 in Aug 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/freelancewriting

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Freelance Writing Tips17%
  2. Copywriter Community3.3%
  3. Freelance Writing & Editing3.1%
  4. Freelance Tips & Clients2.9%
  5. Upwork Issues2.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Substack
  2. Medium
  3. Amazon
  4. LinkedIn
  5. Behance

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