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Reddit K-Pop | Share and discover Korean music

K-Pop (Korean popular music) is a musical genre consisting of pop, dance, electropop, hiphop, rock, R&B, and electronic music originating in South Korea. In addition to music, K-Pop has grown into a popular subculture, resulting in widespread interest in the fashion and style of Korean idol groups and singers.

3.9M subscribers4,455 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)613 authors / mosince 2009

r/kpop has 3.9M members (+1.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 4,455 posts a month from 613 people. Top topics: Dance Challenges, Mini Albums and Teasers and Releases.

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Size and growth

How r/kpop has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+1.6%in 12 months · +0.3% in 3 months · +0.1% in 1 month
Oct 20263.9M
Growing3.9M subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/kpop

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−25%vs Sep 2025 · −4.8% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20264.5k
QuieterPeaked at 6.6k in May 2023
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/kpop

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Dance Challenges1.7%
  2. Mini Albums1.6%
  3. Teasers and Releases1.6%
  4. Teaser Releases1.3%
  5. Music Core Performances1.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Soompi
  2. Spotify
  3. xcancel
  4. NAVER
  5. Weverse

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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