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r/MineralCollectors, The Sub to Share Personal Collections & Discuss the Hobby

A subreddit for mineral collectors to share our collections & discuss all aspects of our hobby. Here you can share any specimen in your collection that is not for sale, photos you took from museums and your photos from mineral shows you've been to. You can also share educational content, start conversations about the hobby

44k subscribers216 posts / mo in Sep 2026115 authors / mosince 2018

r/mineralcollectors has 44k members (+64% over the last 12 months). It gets about 216 posts a month from 115 people. Top topics: Mineral Specimens, MineralsAndRocks and Fluorite Specimens.

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Size and growth

How r/mineralcollectors has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+64%in 12 months · +7.9% in 3 months · +1.6% in 1 month
Oct 202644k
Growing44k subscribers
Data since Jun 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−10%vs Sep 2025 · +47% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026216
QuieterPeaked at 285 in Jul 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/mineralcollectors

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Mineral Specimens6.6%
  2. MineralsAndRocks5.1%
  3. Fluorite Specimens3.6%
  4. Gemstones and Minerals2.8%
  5. Fluorescent Calcite Rocks2.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. etsy
  2. eBay

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Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research