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Heartbreak.

Hearts break. Deal with it here. Subreddit icon by: /u/ladleVonDymphna

163k subscribers1,653 posts / mo in Sep 20261,287 authors / mosince 2009

r/heartbreak has 163k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,653 posts a month from 1,287 people. Top topics: Heartbreak Stories, Missing You and Love Debates.

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Size and growth

How r/heartbreak has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+20%in 12 months · +5.2% in 3 months · +0.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026163k
Growing163k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−15%vs Sep 2025 · −14% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20261.7k
QuieterPeaked at 2.6k in Jan 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/heartbreak

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Heartbreak Stories1.9%
  2. Missing You0.9%
  3. Love Debates0.7%
  4. Goodbye Letters and Letting Go0.6%
  5. Missing You0.6%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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Posting rules for r/heartbreak

Which post types r/heartbreak allows, the karma and account age it asks for, required flair, and every community rule — read from Reddit.

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Timing and removals

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What to post

What works on r/heartbreak

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Who writes here

Who posts on r/heartbreak

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How they talk

What people ask for on r/heartbreak

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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