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A Space for Those Living with Lupus to Connect, Share Experiences, Build Support, Create Community

This is a space for those Living with Lupus to Connect, Share Experiences, Build Support, and Create Community. Those who have other autoimmune conditions or loved ones of those with Lupus are welcome, with the loving reminder that this forum is for Lupus patients first. Respect our needs as much as we do our best to respect yours.

59k subscribers424 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~2% by known bots)319 authors / mosince 2010

r/lupus has 59k members (+22% over the last 12 months). It gets about 424 posts a month from 319 people. Top topics: Influencer Scams & Experiences, Sunscreen Recommendations and Hair Loss Stress.

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Size and growth

How r/lupus has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+22%in 12 months · +3.6% in 3 months · +0.8% in 1 month
Oct 202659k
Growing59k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−34%vs Sep 2025 · −9.7% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026424
QuieterPeaked at 1.1k in Mar 2024
Sep 2026: incl. ~2% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/lupus

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Influencer Scams & Experiences0.3%
  2. Sunscreen Recommendations0.1%
  3. Hair Loss Stress<0.1%
  4. SickDaysGuilt<0.1%
  5. Hair Loss and Thinning<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Drugs
  2. Stanford University
  3. TikTok
  4. Gofund
  5. ScienceDirect

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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