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Houseplants

A community focused on the discussion, care, and well-being of houseplants!

3M subscribers5,137 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)4,176 authors / mosince 2011

r/houseplants has 3M members (+6.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 5,137 posts a month from 4,176 people. Top topics: Pothos Varieties and Care, Monstera Madness and Favorite Plants.

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Size and growth

How r/houseplants has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+6.0%in 12 months · +1.1% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 20263M
Growing3M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/houseplants

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−37%vs Sep 2025 · −22% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20265.1k
QuieterPeaked at 13k in Sep 2021
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/houseplants

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Pothos Varieties and Care1.3%
  2. Monstera Madness1.1%
  3. Favorite Plants1.0%
  4. Wishlist Plants1.0%
  5. Monstera Leaves0.9%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. etsy
  2. House Plant Journal
  3. Wolfram
  4. SANSI
  5. TikTok

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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