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Happiness

A place where science meets happiness. Articles and studies about happiness, or activities and projects along with a explanation pertaining to the science behind why these activities are good for us individually, for the world, and for humanity.

36k subscribers63 posts / mo in Sep 202631 authors / mosince 2008

r/happiness has 36k members (+26% over the last 12 months). It gets about 63 posts a month from 31 people. Top topics: Happiness Key, Ambient Music & Soundscapes and Pet Pics & Stories.

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Size and growth

How r/happiness has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+26%in 12 months · +10% in 3 months · +2.4% in 1 month
Oct 202636k
Growing36k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−4.5%vs Sep 2025 · +23% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202663
QuieterPeaked at 76 in Dec 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/happiness

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Happiness Key2.7%
  2. Ambient Music & Soundscapes0.4%
  3. Pet Pics & Stories0.3%
  4. Comfort Reads & Mental Health0.3%
  5. Music and Brain Science0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. PsyPost
  2. Nature
  3. ScienceDirect
  4. The Independent
  5. American Psychological Association

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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