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Linguistics Humor

Linguistics Humor: a sub for humor relating to linguistics

182k subscribers515 posts / mo in Sep 2026336 authors / mosince 2012

r/linguisticshumor has 182k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 515 posts a month from 336 people. Top topics: Language Identification, English Languages and Japanese Learning Journey.

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Size and growth

How r/linguisticshumor has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +5.1% in 3 months · +1.1% in 1 month
Oct 2026181k
Growing181k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+17%vs Sep 2025 · +2.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026515
BusierPeaked at 590 in Jul 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/linguisticshumor

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Language Identification1.6%
  2. English Languages1.6%
  3. Japanese Learning Journey0.8%
  4. French Language Learning0.6%
  5. Conlang Grammar0.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Wikimedia
  2. xkcd
  3. Merriam-Webster
  4. cambridge.org
  5. ResearchGate

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