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Lighters - A Hobby With A Spark Of Passion

New Discord for any lighter related discussion, I'll be hanging out there when I can. https://discord.gg/52cQ5WBjax Lighters. Cheap ones, expensive ones, the one you bought in the head shop or the Zippo your grandfather passed on to you. We want to see them!

69k subscribers488 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)375 authors / mosince 2011

r/lighters has 69k members (+35% over the last 12 months). It gets about 488 posts a month from 375 people. Top topics: Zippo Identification, Zippo Collection and Zippo Lighters.

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Size and growth

How r/lighters has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+35%in 12 months · +7.7% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 202668k
Growing68k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/lighters

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−17%vs Sep 2025 · −4.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026488
QuieterPeaked at 800 in Jul 2025
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/lighters

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Zippo Identification0.8%
  2. Zippo Collection0.6%
  3. Zippo Lighters0.6%
  4. Authenticity Check0.5%
  5. Zippo Maintenance & Troubleshooting0.4%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. eBay
  2. Aliexpress
  3. etsy
  4. Square
  5. Colibri

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