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153k subscribers630 posts / mo in Sep 2026553 authors / mosince 2011

r/medical_advice has 153k members (+7.8% over the last 12 months). It gets about 630 posts a month from 553 people. Top topics: Insect Bites & Stings, Eye Issues and Eye Surgery Updates.

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Size and growth

How r/medical_advice has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.8%in 12 months · +0.7% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 2026153k
Growing153k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−89%vs Sep 2025 · −51% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026630
QuieterPeaked at 10k in Jul 2024
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/medical_advice

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Insect Bites & Stings0.2%
  2. Eye Issues0.1%
  3. Eye Surgery Updates0.1%
  4. Eye Iris Pupil0.1%
  5. Calling In Sick0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Fillout
  2. PostImages
  3. Wolfram
  4. CDC
  5. Drugs

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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