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Hug Central

Share the hugs. Who needs a hug? Share them around here and anywhere! When someone is down and vulnerable they should be welcomed not reported. This is NOT a sub for hookups, karma farming, or selling content.

94k subscribers581 posts / mo in Sep 2026442 authors / mosince 2010

r/hug has 94k members (+267% over the last 12 months). It gets about 581 posts a month from 442 people. Top topics: Virtual Hugs, Hugging Moments and Fluffy Hugs.

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Size and growth

How r/hug has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+267%in 12 months · +6.8% in 3 months · +1.7% in 1 month
Oct 202694k
Growing94k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−87%vs Sep 2025 · −64% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026581
QuieterPeaked at 4.8k in Mar 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/hug

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Virtual Hugs7.7%
  2. Hugging Moments1.1%
  3. Fluffy Hugs0.2%
  4. CuddleTime0.1%
  5. Exam Prep & Anxiety0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Tenor
  2. Spotify
  3. GIPHY
  4. TikTok
  5. KLIPY

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research