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1.4M subscribers5,047 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)4,389 authors / mosince 2008

r/help has 1.4M members (+6.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 5,047 posts a month from 4,389 people. Top topics: Subreddit Navigation Issues, Old Reddit vs New Design and Notifications & Messages.

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Size and growth

How r/help has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+6.8%in 12 months · +1.4% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 20261.4M
Growing1.4M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−26%vs Sep 2025 · −15% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20265k
QuieterPeaked at 9.5k in Apr 2024
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/help

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Subreddit Navigation Issues2.8%
  2. Old Reddit vs New Design2.6%
  3. Notifications & Messages2.1%
  4. App Issues2.1%
  5. Video Player Issues1.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Zendesk
  2. Reddit Status
  3. Have I Been Pwned
  4. Downdetector
  5. ICANN

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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